Qaen County Explained
| Qaen County |
| Native Name: | fa|شهرستان قائن |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranSouthKhorasan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of South Khorasan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Khorasan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Qaen |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Nimbeluk |
| P3: | Sedeh |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 116181 |
| Coordinates: | 33.65°N 74°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Qaen County (fa|شهرستان قائن) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qaen.[2] This city is known as “The Capital of Saffron”.
History
After the 2011 National Census, Zirkuh and Zohan Districts were separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 137,357 in 35,783 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 152,401 people in 42,002 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 116,181 in 34,794 households.[6]
Administrative divisions
Qaen County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Qaen County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 62,040 | 70,686 | 73,917 |
| 4,874 | 4,610 | 4,445 |
| 3,295 | 3,837 | 3,793 |
| 18,252 | 18,483 | 19,758 |
| Esfeden (city) | 3,145 | 3,530 | 3,598 |
| Qaen (city) | 32,474 | 40,226 | 42,323 |
| Nimbeluk District | 18,396 | 20,152 | 19,791 |
| 4,508 | 5,442 | 4,786 |
| 5,072 | 4,556 | 4,563 |
| Khezri Dasht Beyaz (city) | 4,930 | 5,761 | 5,680 |
| Nimbeluk (city) | 3,886 | 4,393 | 4,762 |
| Sedeh District | 18,792 | 20,482 | 22,473 |
| 5,765 | 6,276 | 7,123 |
| 6,407 | 7,357 | 8,441 |
| 3,569 | 3,264 | 3,180 |
| Arianshahr (city) | 3,051 | 3,585 | 3,729 |
| Zirkuh District | 26,203 | 29,844 | |
| 5,865 | 6,375 | |
| 8,329 | 9,752 | |
| 7,676 | 7,799 | |
| Hajjiabad (city) | 4,333 | 5,918 | |
| Zohan District | 11,926 | 11,237 | |
| 5,311 | 4,760 | |
| 5,908 | 5,058 | |
| Zohan (city) | 707 | 1,419 | |
| Total | 137,357 | 152,401 | 116,181 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Qaen County. . 11 November 2024. 11 November 2024. fa.
- Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024415/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Habibi. Hassan. 17 November 2015. c. 2015. Approved 21 June 1369. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. 6 January 2024.
- Reforms and creation of national divisions in Qaen and Zirkuh Counties in South Khorasan province. https://web.archive.org/web/20210202082533/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/185326. 2 February 2021. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. fa. Approved 5 August 2013. c. 2021. Proposal 96287/42/1/4/1. 24 November 2023.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): South Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092820/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/29.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): South Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120174134/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/South-Khorasan.xls. 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): South Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017050122/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_29.xlsx. Excel. 17 October 2020.
