Dargaz County

Dargaz County

Persian: شهرستان درگز
Dargaz County Persian: شهرستان درگز
County
	Location of Dargaz County in Razavi Khorasan province
	Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 37°20′25″N 58°58′11″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
Capital	Dargaz
Districts	Central, Chapeshlu, Lotfabad, Now Khandan
Area
• Total	3,777 km2 (1,458 sq mi)
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	72,355
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Dargaz County at GEOnet Names Server

Dargaz County (Persian: شهرستان درگز) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dargaz.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 73,439 in 19,435 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 74,326 people in 21,654 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 72,355 in 22,778 households.[2]

Its prestigious ancient name of Abivard (the Apavartene in the works of the ancient geographers, Ptolemy and Strabo) was changed just a few years ago, believing wrongly that it is a later Arabic name. Apavarta simply meant "rosewater" in Parthian and Old Persian.

Administrative divisions

The population history of Dargaz County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, seven rural districts, and four cities.[2]

Dargaz County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Central District	40,197	42,587	41,808
Takab RD	5,892	5,533	5,046
Dargaz (city)	34,305	37,054	36,762
Chapeshlu District	11,774	11,107	11,360
Miankuh RD	4,409	3,888	4,089
Qarah Bashlu RD	5,118	4,745	4,897
Chapeshlu (city)	2,247	2,474	2,374
Lotfabad District	10,374	10,013	9,432
Dibaj RD	3,297	3,313	3,045
Zangelanlu RD	5,180	4,910	4,522
Lotfabad (city)	1,897	1,790	1,865
Now Khandan District	11,094	10,619	9,755
Dorungar RD	3,296	2,944	2,753
Shahrestaneh RD	5,047	5,013	4,368
Now Khandan (city)	2,751	2,662	2,634
Total	73,439	74,326	72,355
RD: Rural District

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (28 April 2023). "Dargaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (28 April 2023). "Dargaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2006_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.