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County in South Khorasan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Qaen County (Persian: شهرستان قائن)[lower-alpha 1] is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qaen.[3] This city is known as “Capital of Saffron”.
Qaen County
Persian: شهرستان قائن | |
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![]() Location of Qaen County in South Khorasan province (top right, purple) | |
![]() Location of South Khorasan province in Iran | |
Coordinates: 33°39′N 59°15′E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | South Khorasan |
Capital | Qaen |
Districts | Central, Nimbeluk, Sedeh |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 116,181 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Qaen County at GEOnet Names Server |
After the 2011 National Census, Zirkuh and Zohan Districts were separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County.[4]
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 137,357 in 35,783 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 152,401 people in 42,002 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 116,181 in 34,794 households.[2]
Qaen County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 62,040 | 70,686 | 73,917 |
Mahyar RD | 4,874 | 4,610 | 4,445 |
Pishkuh RD | 3,295 | 3,837 | 3,793 |
Qaen RD | 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 |
Karghond RD | 4,508 | 5,442 | 4,786 |
Nimbeluk RD | 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 |
Afriz RD | 5,765 | 6,276 | 7,123 |
Paskuh RD | 6,407 | 7,357 | 8,441 |
Sedeh RD | 3,569 | 3,264 | 3,180 |
Arianshahr (city) | 3,051 | 3,585 | 3,729 |
Zirkuh District[lower-alpha 2] | 26,203 | 29,844 | |
Petergan RD | 5,865 | 6,375 | |
Shaskuh RD | 8,329 | 9,752 | |
Zirkuh RD | 7,676 | 7,799 | |
Hajjiabad (city) | 4,333 | 5,918 | |
Zohan District[lower-alpha 2] | 11,926 | 11,237 | |
Afin RD | 5,311 | 4,760 | |
Zohan RD | 5,908 | 5,058 | |
Zohan (city) | 707 | 1,419 | |
Total | 137,357 | 152,401 | 116,181 |
RD = Rural District |
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