Avaj District

Avaj District
Persian: بخش آوج
Former District
Avaj District is located in Iran
Avaj District
Avaj District
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 35°42′N 49°12′E / 35.700°N 49.200°E / 35.700; 49.200[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyBuin Zahra
Established1996[3]
CapitalAvaj
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total
26,611
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Avaj District (Persian: بخش آوج) is a former administrative division of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Avaj.[3]

History

In 2012, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 22,273 in 5,607 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 26,611 people in 7,839 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Avaj District Population
Administrative Divisions2006[6]2011[4]
Hesar-e Valiyeasr RD9,05010,212
Kharaqan-e Gharbi RD2,0813,076
Shahidabad RD7,4477,714
Avaj (city)3,6955,609
Total22,27326,611
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 September 2024). "دهستان خرقان غربی, بخش مرکزی شهرستان آوج [Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District, Central District of Avaj County], Avaj County, Qazvin Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "35°42'00.0"N 49°12'00.0"E" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (8 December 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374/06/01 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تشکیل شهرستان بوئین زهرا به مرکزیت شهر بویین زهرا در تابعیت استان تهران [‌Creation of Buin Zahra County with the center of Buin Zahra city under the citizenship of Tehran province]. 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] 73BC71BE-500B-450C-9DEF-6C047B8B782D. شماره دوره [Course number] 75. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (4 January 2012) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1390/10/14 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد شهرستان آوج به مرکزیت شهر آوج در استان قزوین [‌Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 62642/42/04/1. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. 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.
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