Vajargah

Vajargah Persian: واجارگاه
City
Vajargah
Coordinates: 37°02′24″N 50°24′24″E / 37.04000°N 50.40667°E / 37.04000; 50.40667[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Rudsar
District	Kelachay
Established as a city	1965[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	4,537
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Vajargah (Persian: واجارگاه)^[a] is a city in Kelachay District of Rudsar County, Gilan province, Iran.

History

The old Vajargah village, which was in Deylaman region (now Otaqvar District), had between 10-20 households. It consisted of two neighborhoods: "Jur Vajargah" (Gilaki: جور واجارگاه, meaning upper Vajargah) whose residents were active in livestock keeping, and "Jir Vajargah" (Gilaki: جیر واجارگاه, meaning lower Vajargah) whose residents were involved in farming.

One of the families migrated east to Kelachay region, purchasing lands and settling there. They also named their new place after their homeland, Vajargah, consisting of five neighborhoods: Jur Sareh, Min Sareh, Jir Sareh, Own Dim Sareh, Amirali Sareh.

Over time, due to the fertile soil of the area, "Vajargah" became a new place for farming and agricultural activities, and its population increased, gradually becoming a concentrated, city-like settlement. The residents of the new areas, who were scattered across vast tracts of land, formed neighborhoods for themselves, which are known today as Bandbon, Salim Sara, Baghdasht, Gav Mast, etc.

The first school in Vajargah was established in 1949. In 1950s several tea factories were built in Vajargah, making it one of the largest employment and economic centers in the Kalachay and eastern Gilan regions and one of the largest center of tea factories.

Vajargah city municipality was established in 1965.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,974 in 893 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,522 people in 1,434 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 4,537 people in 1,563 households.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Vājārgāh; also known as Owndīm Sarā; Gilaki: واجارگه^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2024). "علی آباد, دهستان بی بالان, بخش کلاچای [Aliabad, Bibalan Rural District, Kelachay District], Rudsar County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
2. "2CQ4+XMV Vajargah, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
3. Rezaei, Farid (17 April 2009). "History of Vajargah". vajargahi.blogfa (in Persian). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
4. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
5. Vajargah can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088001" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.