Takestan County () is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Takestan.
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. A Grammar of Southern Tati Dialects, Ehsan Yar-Shater, 1969.Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 171,520 in 42,969 households. The following census in 2011 counted 172,949 people in 50,247 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 172,636 in 52,917 households.
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 2011 2016 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) 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
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