Khodabandeh County

Khodabandeh County
Persian: شهرستان خدابنده
County
The Grand Mosque of Sojas dates back to the Seljuk period
The Grand Mosque of Sojas dates back to the Seljuk period
Location of Khodabandeh County in Zanjan province (bottom, pink)
Location of Khodabandeh County in Zanjan province (bottom, pink)
Location of Zanjan province in Iran
Location of Zanjan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°00′N 48°25′E / 36.000°N 48.417°E / 36.000; 48.417[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceZanjan
CapitalQeydar
DistrictsCentral, Afshar, Bezineh Rud, Do Tappeh, Sojas Rud
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
164,493
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Khodabandeh County at GEOnet Names Server

Khodabandeh (Persian: شهرستان خدابنده) is a county in the Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qeydar.[4]

History

The village of Sohrevard was converted to a city in 2007.[5] The village of Karasf became a city in 2013[6] and the village of Nurabad rose to city status as Nurbahar in the same year.[7]

In 2020, Howmeh Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Do Tappeh District, which was divided into two rural districts including the new Tup Qarah Rural District.[8]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 161,696 in 36,121 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 169,553 people in 45,355 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 164,493 in 47,599 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Khodabandeh County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[9]2011[10]2016[3]
Central District84,36192,34193,005
Howmeh RD19,18619,59218,005
Karasf RD[a]11,26312,9577,998
Khararud RD22,07022,63417,981
Sohrevard RD6,317803382
Karasf (city)3,083
Nurbahar (city)[b]3,644
Qeydar (city)25,52530,25134,921
Sohrevard (city)6,1046,991
Afshar District16,30415,30312,424
Qeshlaqat-e Afshar RD4,0672,8131,823
Shivanat RD8,9638,4696,778
Garmab (city)3,2744,0213,823
Bezineh Rud District33,68733,91732,099
Bezineh Rud RD12,66413,20912,765
Zarrineh Rud RD16,06715,17813,670
Zarrin Rud (city)[c]4,9565,5305,664
Do Tappeh District[d]
Howmeh RD
Tup Qarah RD[d]
Sojas Rud District27,34427,99226,965
Aq Bolagh RD5,9965,7575,228
Sojas Rud RD15,77115,56914,700
Sojas (city)5,5776,6667,037
Total161,696169,553164,493
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly Sohrevard Rural District[11]
  2. ↑ Formerly the village of Nurabad[7]
  3. ↑ Formerly the village of Zarrinabad[12]
  4. 1 2 Established after the 2016 census[8]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 September 2024). "Karasf RD, Khodabandeh Central District, Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "2C28+2M3 Saleh Abad, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/07/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای سهرورد از توابع دهستان سهرود بخش مرکزی شهرستان خدابنده در استان زنجان به شهر سهرورد [‌Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Sohrevard village from the functions of Sohrevard village in the Central District of Khodabandeh County in Zanjan province to Sohrevard city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 99E49E61-6252-496C-9096-B385B11501D7. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (10 July 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1392/04/19 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناخته شدن روستای کرسف از توابع شهرستان خدابنده در استان زنجان به عنوان شهر کرسف [‌Karasf village, a part of Khodabandeh County in Zanjan province, is recognized as the city of Karasf]. 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 Number] 142387/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 June 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1392/03/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان زنجان [‌Divisional reforms in Zanjan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 131110/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (14 June 2020) [۱۳۹۹/۳/۲۵ تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date 1399/3/25) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری شهرستان خدابنده استان زنجان [‌Approval regarding the national divisions of Khodabandeh County, Zanjan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ۳۰۱۳۲/ت۵۶۸۱۰ ه [Number 30132/T56810H]. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  11. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (19 February 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/11/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و اصلاحات در محدوده استان زنجان [‌Establishment and reforms within the province of Zanjan]. 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] D07D9EBB-7EF5-4B68-9A5E-0CD1217E5519. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (14 April 1999) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1378/01/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای زرین آباد مرکز بخش بزینه رود شهرستان خدابنده در استان زنجان به شهر زرین رود [‌Transforming the village of Zarrinabad, the center of the Bezineh Rud district of Khodabandeh County in Zanjan province, into the city of Zarrin Rud]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] D0E80596-7519-4163-BB6F-5A6BBEE971E7. شماره دوره [Course number] 78. Archived from the original on 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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