Avaj County

Avaj County (Persian: شهرستان آوج) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Avaj.

For the city, see Avaj.

Avaj County
Persian: شهرستان آوج
County
Location of Avaj County in Qazvin province (bottom, purple)
Location of Avaj County in Qazvin province (bottom, purple)
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°42′N 49°12′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CapitalAvaj
DistrictsCentral, Abgarm
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total43,798
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Abgarm and Avaj Districts of Buin Zahra County) was 38,096 in 9,737 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 43,547 people in 13,004 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 43,798 in 13,818 households, by which time the districts had been separated from the county to form Avaj County.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Avaj County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and two cities.[2]

Avaj County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District22,27326,61125,532
Hesar-e Valiyeasr Rural District9,05010,2129,883
Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District2,0813,0762,699
Shahidabad Rural District7,4477,7147,808
Avaj (city)3,6955,6095,142
Abgarm District15,82316,93618,265
Abgarm Rural District5,1544,8735,220
Kharaqan-e Sharqi Rural District5,4786,0656,709
Abgarm (city)5,1915,9986,336
Total38,09643,54743,798
1As a part of Buin Zahra County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 May 2023). "Avaj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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