Buzhgan District

Buzhgan District
Persian: بخش بوژگان
District
Buzhgan District is located in Iran
Buzhgan District
Buzhgan District
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 35°03′N 60°51′E / 35.050°N 60.850°E / 35.050; 60.850[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyTorbat-e Jam
Established2003[3]
CapitalNilshahr
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
20,976
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Buzhgan District (Persian: بخش بوژگان) is in Torbat-e Jam County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nilshahr.[3][a]

History

The village of Ahmadabad-e Sowlat was converted to a city in 2007.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 18,400 in 3,916 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 19,209 people in 4,612 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 20,976 inhabitants in 5,522 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Buzhgan District Population
Administrative Divisions2006[7]2011[8]2016[4]
Dasht-e Jam RD7,2964224
Harirud RD4,4305,2325,275
Ahmadabad-e Sowlat (city)6,7588,326
Nilshahr (city)[a]6,6746,7977,371
Total18,40019,20920,976
RD = Rural District

Notable people

Astronomer Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani was born in the district.

See also

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Formerly the village of Nilabad[5]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2026). "دهستان هریرود, بخش بوژگان [Harirud Rural District, Buzhgan District], Torbat-e-jam County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "2RXX+XXX Haji Abad Ibrahim, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 Aref, Mohammad Reza (9 March 2003) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/12/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان خراسان [‌Divisional changes and reforms in Khorasan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 36344/42/04/1. Archived from the original on 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Aref, Mohammad Reza (2 August 2005) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1384/05/11 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان خراسان رضوی [‌Divisional changes and reforms in Khorasan Razavi 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] 9F34C354-3EEB-401E-8562-A027A698EDD3. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 29/7/1386 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای احمدآباد صولت از توابع دهستان دشت جام بخش بوژگان شهرستان تربت جام در استان خراسان رضوی به شهر احمدآباد صولت [‌Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Ahmadabad-e Sowlat village from Dasht-e Jam Rural District, Buzhgan District of Torbat-e Jam County in Razavi Khorasan province to Ahmadabad-e Sowlat city]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 93023/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  7. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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