Dargaz County
Dargaz County (Persian: شهرستان درگز) is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dargaz.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 73,439 in 19,435 households. The following census in 2011 counted 74,326 people in 21,654 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 72,355 in 22,778 households.
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
Dargaz County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
See also
Media related to Dargaz County at Wikimedia Commons
