Takestan County

Takestan County

Persian: شهرستان تاکستان
Takestan County Persian: شهرستان تاکستان
County
	Qazvin Kahak Wind Farm in Takestan County
	Location of Takestan County in Qazvin province (left, green)
	Location of Qazvin province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°01′N 49°30′E / 36.017°N 49.500°E
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
Established	1980
Capital	Takestan
Districts	Central, Esfarvarin, Khorramdasht, Ziaabad
Population (2016)
• Total	172,636
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Takestan County at GEOnet Names Server

Takestan County (Persian: شهرستان تاکستان)^[a] is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Takestan.^[6]

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Demographics

Language and ethnicity

According to the 2016 national census, the population of this county was 80,299. Takestan County is represented in the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament of Iran). The common languages in this county are Azerbaijani and Tati.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 171,520 in 42,969 households.^[10] The following census in 2011 counted 172,949 people in 50,247 households.^[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 172,636 in 52,917 households.^[5]

Administrative divisions

Takestan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Takestan County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[10]	2011^[11]	2016^[5]
Central District	99,841	102,401	103,757
Narjeh RD	923	739	555
Qaqazan-e Gharbi RD	7,332	6,057	4,412
Qaqazan-e Sharqi RD	12,890	12,294	12,887
Narjeh (city)	5,071	5,404	5,604
Takestan (city)	73,625	77,907	80,299
Esfarvarin District	28,845	29,106	29,300
Ak RD	10,282	9,880	10,320
Khorramabad RD	6,459	6,611	6,609
Esfarvarin (city)	12,104	12,615	12,371
Khorramdasht District	21,685	21,910	20,661
Afshariyeh RD	8,549	7,947	7,262
Ramand-e Shomali RD	6,944	7,238	6,845
Khorramdasht (city)^[b]	6,192	6,725	6,554
Ziaabad District	21,149	19,532	18,918
Dodangeh-ye Olya RD	6,002	4,898	5,061
Dodangeh-ye Sofla RD	6,762	5,997	5,595
Ziaabad (city)	8,385	8,637	8,262
Total	171,520	172,949	172,636
RD = Rural District

Notes

↑ Also romanized as Shahrestan-e Takestan; Tati: Šareston-e Tâkestân
↑ Formerly the village of Nahavand^[12]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2024). "دهستان دودانگه علیا, بخش ضیاءآباد [Dodangeh-ye Olya Rural District, Ziaabad District], Takestan County, Qazvin Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
↑ "2G82+M29 Heydariyeh, Qazvin Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
↑ مرجع: وزارت کشور - شماره 3606 - تاریخ ابلاغ 1359.3.5 [‌Reference: Ministry of Interior - No. 3606 - Notification Date 1359.3.5]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. شورای انقلاب جمهوری اسلامی ایران [Revolutionary Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran]. 11 May 1980 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1359/02/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناسه [ID] A5CD01A2-433C-443C-AC59-76848BA03523. شماره دوره [Course number] 1, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
↑ Banisadr, Abolhassan (11 May 1980) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1359/02/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انتزاع بخش ضیاءآباد از قزوین و تبدیل آن به شهرستان [‌Extracting Ziaabad District from Qazvin and converting it into a county]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. شورای انقلاب جمهوری اسلامی ایران [Revolutionary Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran]. پیشنهاد شماره 11537 /م [Proposal Number 11537/M]. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Qazvin Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان زنجان به مرکزیت شهر زنجان [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 965C7B0D-32D4-4BC6-A126-65D28CD02436. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
↑ A Grammar of Southern Tati Dialects, Ehsan Yar-Shater, 1969.
↑ Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
↑ "Ethnologue: Languages of the World".
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Qazvin Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Qazvin Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (19 May 1999) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1378/02/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای نهاوند مرکز بخش خرم دشت از توابع شهرستان تاکستان در استان قزوین به شهر خرم دشت [‌The transformation of Nahavand village, the center of Khorramdasht District, from Takestan County in Qazvin province to Khorramdasht city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 32549D6C-B5A6-42EF-98D3-E1ABEB625350. شماره دوره [Course number] 78. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

[6] Also romanized as Shahrestan-e Takestan; Tati: Šareston-e Tâkestân

[14] Formerly the village of Nahavand^[12]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2024). "دهستان دودانگه علیا, بخش ضیاءآباد [Dodangeh-ye Olya Rural District, Ziaabad District], Takestan County, Qazvin Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[2] "2G82+M29 Heydariyeh, Qazvin Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 July 2025.

[Takestan_County_Establisment-3] مرجع: وزارت کشور - شماره 3606 - تاریخ ابلاغ 1359.3.5 [‌Reference: Ministry of Interior - No. 3606 - Notification Date 1359.3.5]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. شورای انقلاب جمهوری اسلامی ایران [Revolutionary Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran]. 11 May 1980 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1359/02/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناسه [ID] A5CD01A2-433C-443C-AC59-76848BA03523. شماره دوره [Course number] 1, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.

[Takestan_County_Establishment_2-4] Banisadr, Abolhassan (11 May 1980) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1359/02/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انتزاع بخش ضیاءآباد از قزوین و تبدیل آن به شهرستان [‌Extracting Ziaabad District from Qazvin and converting it into a county]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. شورای انقلاب جمهوری اسلامی ایران [Revolutionary Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran]. پیشنهاد شماره 11537 /م [Proposal Number 11537/M]. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.

[2016_Qazvin_Province-5] 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Qazvin Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Zanjan_Province_Structure-7] Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان زنجان به مرکزیت شهر زنجان [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 965C7B0D-32D4-4BC6-A126-65D28CD02436. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

[8] A Grammar of Southern Tati Dialects, Ehsan Yar-Shater, 1969.

[9] Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.

[10] "Ethnologue: Languages of the World".

[2006_Qazvin_Province-11] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Qazvin Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Qazvin_Province-12] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Qazvin Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Khorramdasht_City-13] Habibi, Hassan (19 May 1999) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1378/02/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای نهاوند مرکز بخش خرم دشت از توابع شهرستان تاکستان در استان قزوین به شهر خرم دشت [‌The transformation of Nahavand village, the center of Khorramdasht District, from Takestan County in Qazvin province to Khorramdasht city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 32549D6C-B5A6-42EF-98D3-E1ABEB625350. شماره دوره [Course number] 78. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

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