Savojbolagh County (Persian: شهرستان ساوجبلاغ) is in Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hashtgerd.[3]
Savojbolagh County
Persian: شهرستان ساوجبلاغ
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Location of Savojbolagh County in Alborz province (center, pink)
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Location of Alborz province in Iran
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| Coordinates: 35°58′N 50°49′E / 35.967°N 50.817°E / 35.967; 50.817[1] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Alborz |
| Capital | Hashtgerd |
| Districts | Central, Chendar |
| Population
(2016)[2]
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| • Total | 259,973 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
The name Sāvojbolāgh is derived from Turkish and means "cold springs".[4] 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.[5] 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.[5] Its inhabitants, he wrote, were nomads who were "indifferent to religious matters".[5] The main villages were Sonqorabad, Najmabad, and Kharav.[5] The district's tax revenues he listed as 12,000 dinars.[5]
At the time of the 2006 National Census , its population (as a part of Tehran province) was 215,086 in 57,497 households.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 259,973 in 80,953 households,[2] by which time the county had joined the recently established Alborz province,[3] and Taleqan District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Taleqan County.[7]
After the census, Chaharbagh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Chaharbagh County.[8]
Savojbolagh County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[6] | 2016[2] | |
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| Central District | 106,879 | 153,675 | |
| Hiv RD | 14,352 | 15,164 | |
| Saidabad RD | 31,576 | 26,979 | |
| Golsar (city) | 13,745 | ||
| Hashtgerd (city) | 45,332 | 55,640 | |
| Mehestan New City (city) | 15,619 | 42,147 | |
| Chaharbagh District[b] | 61,135 | 77,409 | |
| Chahardangeh RD | 38,598 | 5,233 | |
| Ramjin RD | 16,960 | 23,348 | |
| Chaharbagh (city) | 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[c] | 25,781 | ||
| Bala Taleqan RD | 6,609 | ||
| Miyan Taleqan RD | 9,873 | ||
| Pain Taleqan RD | 6,018 | ||
| Taleqan (city) | 3,281 | ||
| Total | 215,086 | 259,973 | |
| RD = Rural District | |||
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