Qasr-e Qand

Qasr-e Qand (Persian: قصرقند, also Romanized as Qaşr-e Qand and Qaşr Qand; also known as Barqān and Borgan)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Qasr-e Qand County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county.[4]

For the administrative disivion, see Qasr-e Qand County. For the nearby village also with this name, see Qand.
"Borgan, Iran" redirects here. For the village in Fars province, see Borgan.

Qasr-e Qand
Persian: قصرقند
City
Qasr-e Qand is located in Iran
Qasr-e Qand
Qasr-e Qand
Coordinates: 26°14′08″N 60°44′27″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyQasr-e Qand
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total11,605
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 10,826 in 1,586 households, when it was in the former Qasr-e Qand District of Nik Shahr County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,563 people in 1,847 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 11,605 people in 2,649 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county and became a part of the newly established Qasr-e Qand County.[4]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (17 April 2023). "Qasr-e Qand, Qasr-e Qand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Qasr-e Qand can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079969" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (29 September 2013). "Country divisions with the approval of the government board: The map of country divisions was changed in some counties". Tasnim News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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