Golpayegan County
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Golpayegan County شهرستان گلپایگان |
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| County | |
 Location in Isfahan Province |
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 Location of Isfahan Province in Iran |
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| Coordinates: 33°30′N 50°20′E / 33.500°N 50.333°ECoordinates: 33°30′N 50°20′E / 33.500°N 50.333°E | |
| Country |
 Iran
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| Province | Isfahan |
| Capital | Golpayegan |
| Bakhsh (Districts) | Central District |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 82,601 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
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Golpayegan County (Persian: شهرستان گلپایگان) is a county in Isfahan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Golpayegan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 82,601, in 24,701 families. The county has one district: the Central District. The county has three cities: Golpayegan, Guged, and Golshahr.
The county's rural areas were devastated in the earthquake of 715/1316 According to Mostawfi, in 740/1339-40 Golpāyegān had some fifty villages, yielding the annual revenue of 42,000 dinars to the state. It means the city was very wealthy.
Golpāyegān located in Isfahan province, bordered on the south by Bakhtiari's mountains and Khvansar County, on the east by the county of Barḵhar and Meyma, on the north by the counties of Mahallat and Khomein (Kamare), and on the west by Aligudarz county (province of Lorestān).
It comprises 3 rural districts (Jolge, Kenarruhkhune,nivuun) جلگه، کنار رودخونه، نیوون and 3 towns, namely, Gugad, Golshahr and Golpāyegān. Persian: گوگد، گلشهر، گلپایگان
In 1237/1821-22, Golpāyegān had some 2,000 households, its population in 1324-25/1906-7 was 12,000 to 15,000.
In 1996 the county had a population of 84,081 people, of whom 45,756 lived in urban areas
The most important river of Golpāyegān (Ghebla River), runs through the county, irrigating Khomein, Delijān, and Mahallat, before eventually emptying into the Gav ḵhuni salt swamp near Isfahan
A dam Persian: سد گلپایگان 57 meter high has been constructed on this river at Aḵhteḵhun, located 18 km southeast of Golpāyegān .
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