Dargaz County () is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dargaz.
Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 73,439 in 19,435 households. The following census in 2011 counted 74,326 people in 21,654 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 72,355 in 22,778 households.
Its prestigious ancient name of Abivard (the Apavartene in the works of the ancient geographers Ptolemy and Strabo) was changed just a few years ago, believing wrongly that it is a later Arabic name. Apavarta simply meant "rosewater" in Parthian and Old Persian.
Administrative divisions
Dargaz County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Dargaz County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 40,197 42,587 41,808 Takab RD 5,892 5,533 5,046 Dargaz (city) 34,305 37,054 36,762 Chapeshlu District 11,774 11,107 11,360 Miankuh RD 4,409 3,888 4,089 Qarah Bashlu RD 5,118 4,745 4,897 Chapeshlu (city) 2,247 2,474 2,374 Lotfabad District 10,374 10,013 9,432 Dibaj RD 3,297 3,313 3,045 Zangelanlu RD 5,180 4,910 4,522 Lotfabad (city) 1,897 1,790 1,865 Now Khandan District 11,094 10,619 9,755 Dorungar RD 3,296 2,944 2,753 Shahrestaneh RD 5,047 5,013 4,368 Now Khandan (city) 2,751 2,662 2,634 Total 73,439 74,326 72,355
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