Savojbolagh County

For other places with a similar name, see Savaj Bolagh.

Savojbolagh County (Persian: شهرستان ساوجبلاغ) is in Alborz province, Iran.^[5] Its capital is the city of Hashtgerd.^[3]

Savojbolagh County Persian: شهرستان ساوجبلاغ
County
Hashtgerd
Location of Savojbolagh County in Alborz province (center, pink)
Location of Alborz province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°58′N 50°49′E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Alborz
Established	1989[3]
Capital	Hashtgerd
Districts	Central, Chendar
Area
• Total	1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	259,973
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

The name Savojbolagh^[a] is derived from Turkish and means "cold springs."^[6] The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi described it as having "a fine climate"; most of its water was drawn from qanats, and it produced a lot of fruit and grain.^[7] He wrote that the district had previously been attached to Ray for fiscal purposes under the Seljuk Empire, but under Mongol rule it had been detached.^[7] Its inhabitants, he wrote, were nomads who were "indifferent to religious matters".^[7] The main villages were Sonqorabad, Najmabad, and Kharav.^[7] The district's tax revenues he listed as 12,000 dinars.^[7]

In 2007, two villages merged to form the new city of Seyfabad,^[8] renamed Golsar in 2010.^[9]

Taleqan District was separated from the county in establishing Taleqan County in 2008.^[10] In 2020, Chaharbagh District^[b] was separated from the county to establish Chaharbagh County.^[11] The city of Shahr-e Jadid-e Hashtgerd was renamed Mehestan in 2023.^[12]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population (as a part of Tehran province) was 215,086 in 57,497 households.^[13] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 259,973 in 80,953 households.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Savojbolagh County's population history and administrative structure over two censuses are shown in the following table.

Savojbolagh County Population^[c]

Administrative Divisions	2006[13]	2016[4]
Central District	106,879	153,675
Hiv RD	14,352	15,164
Saidabad RD	31,576	26,979
Golsar (city)[d]		13,745
Hashtgerd (city)	45,332	55,640
Mehestan (city)[e]	15,619	42,147
Chaharbagh District[b][f]	61,135	77,409
Chahardangeh RD	38,598	5,233
Ramjin RD	16,960	23,348
Chaharbagh (city)[g]	5,577	48,828
Chendar District	21,291	28,841
Baraghan RD	1,424	3,949
Chendar RD	12,110	13,952
Kuhsar (city)	7,757	10,940
Taleqan District[h]	25,781
Bala Taleqan RD[i]	6,609
Miyan Taleqan RD	9,873
Pain Taleqan RD	6,018
Taleqan (city)[j]	3,281
Total	215,086	259,973
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Savojbolagh County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Also romanized as Sāvojbolāgh
2. Renamed the Central District of Chaharbagh County^[11]
3. As a part of Tehran province at the 2006 census
4. Merger of two villages as the city of Seyfabad,^[8] later renamed Golsar^[9]
5. Formerly Shahr-e Jadid-e Hashtgerd^[12]
6. Transferred to Chaharbagh County^[11]
7. Formerly the village of Chahar Dangeh^[14]
8. Transferred to Taleqan County^[10]
9. Renamed Jovestan Rural District^[10]
10. Formerly the village of Shahrak^[15]