Dargazin-e Olya Rural District

Dargazin-e Olya Rural District (Persian: دهستان درگزین علیا), formerly Darjazin-e Olya Rural District (دهستان درجزين علیا), is in Shahanjarin District of Dargazin County, Hamadan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shavand.[3]

Dargazin-e Olya Rural District
Persian: دهستان درگزین علیا
Dargazin-e Olya Rural District is located in Iran
Dargazin-e Olya Rural District
Dargazin-e Olya Rural District
Coordinates: 35°21′22″N 49°17′40″E / 35.35611°N 49.29444°E / 35.35611; 49.29444[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyDargazin
DistrictShahanjarin
CapitalShavand
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total14,392
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Qorveh-e Darjazin District of Razan County) was 16,900 in 4,065 households.[4] There were 16,536 inhabitants in 4,708 households at the following census of 2011.[5] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 14,392 in 4,591 households. The most populous of its 30 villages was Karafs (now a city),[6] with 4,155 people.[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Dargazin County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Qorveh-e Dargazin as its capital.[3] The villages of Karafs[6] and Shahanjarin[7] were elevated to city status.

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 October 2023). "Dargazin-e Olya Rural District (Dargazin County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (8 December 1397). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Razan County of Hamadan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (1 November 2016). "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Karafs village from the functions of Dargazin-e Olya Rural District, Dargazin County, Hamadan province, to a city". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  7. ^ "The representative of the people of Razan and Dargazin in the parliament announced the upgrading of Shahanjarin village in Dargazin to the city". Ghatreh (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.