Khodabandeh County

Khodabandeh is a county in the Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qeydar.

History

The village of Sohrevard was converted to a city in 2007. The village of Karasf became a city in 2013 and the village of Nurabad rose to city status as Nurbahar in the same year.
In 2020, Howmeh Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Do Tappeh District, which was divided into two rural districts including the new Tup Qarah Rural District.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 161,696 in 36,121 households. The following census in 2011 counted 169,553 people in 45,355 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 164,493 in 47,599 households.

Administrative divisions

Khodabandeh County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.