Takestan County ( fa, شهرستان تاکستان, ''Šahrestân-e Tâkestân'') is in

Qazvin Qazvin (; fa, قزوین, , also Romanized as ''Qazvīn'', ''Qazwin'', ''Kazvin'', ''Kasvin'', ''Caspin'', ''Casbin'', ''Casbeen'', or ''Ghazvin'') is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. Qazvin was a capital of the ...

province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. The capital of the county is the city of

Takestan Siadehan or Siaden ( Tati: , ''Siyâden''), also known as Takestan ( fa, تاكستان ''Tâkestân''), is a city and capital of Takestan County, in Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2011 census its population was 120,907. Takestan has a railway s ...

. At the 2006 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. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 172,636 in 52,917 households. Most people of Takestan County are Tat and they speak Tati.

Administrative divisions

The population history of Takestan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, nine rural districts, and five cities.

References

Counties of Qazvin Province {{Qazvin-geo-stub