Takestan County
county in Qazvin Province, Iran
Takestan County (Persian: شهرستان تاکستان) 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.
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.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Takestan County” as county in Qazvin Province, Iran. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as county in Qazvin Province, Iran. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1291817. Authority coordinates are 36.000, 49.550. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2016, 2006 and 2011.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Takestan County”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Takestan County primary sources, Takestan County archive and Takestan research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Takestan County”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Takestan County” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.