At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 73,625 in 18,685 households.[11] The following census in 2011 counted 77,907 people in 22,894 households.[12] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 80,299 people in 24,595 households.[3]
Pir Mausoleum: The Pir mausoleum, alternatively known as "Pir-e Takestan" and "Imamzadeh Pir," is a small, domed building dating from the 11th-centurySeljuk era and has since been restored. Only little of the original ornamental decorations remains.
^abسرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Qazvin Province].مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved19 December 2022.
^Takestan can be found atGEOnet Names Server, atthis link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086741" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)].تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان زنجان به مرکزیت شهر زنجان [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city].لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian).وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior].کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board].شناسه [ID] 965C7B0D-32D4-4BC6-A126-65D28CD02436.شماره دوره [Course number] 69,شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived fromthe original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved25 June 2025.
^Stilo, Donald L. (2 January 2007). "The Tati language group in the sociolinguistic context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia".Iranian Studies.14 (3–4):137–187.doi:10.1080/00210868108701585.
^"Takestani, a language of Iran".Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition. SIL International Publications. Retrieved28 March 2016.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Qazvin Province].مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved25 September 2022.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان قزوین [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Qazvin Province].Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian).مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved19 December 2022.