Kalat County

Kalat County (Persian: شهرستان کلات) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kalat.

For the city, see Kalat, Razavi Khorasan. For other places with a similar name, see Qalat.

Kalat County
Persian: شهرستان کلات
County
Landscape near Spa Waterfall
Landscape near Spa Waterfall
Location of Kalat County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Kalat County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°51′N 59°52′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CapitalKalat
DistrictsCentral, Hezarmasjed, Zavin
Area
 • Total3,503 km2 (1,353 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total36,237
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Kalat County at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 39,560 in 9,489 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 38,232 people in 10,298 households.[4] At the 2016 census the county's population was 36,237, in 10,708 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history of Kalat County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.[2] After the census, Charam Rural District was established in the Central District and Layen Rural District was established in the newly formed Hezarmasjed District.[5][6]

Kalat County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District22,92822,42121,820
Charam Rural District1
Hezarmasjed Rural District6,0105,7726,075
Kabud Gonbad Rural District10,3899,1178,058
Kalat (city)6,5297,5327,687
Hezarmasjed District1
Hezarmasjed Rural District
Layen Rural District1
Hasanabad-e Layen-e Now (city)2
Zavin District16,63215,81114,417
Pasakuh Rural District3,6473,3143,046
Zavin Rural District8,9328,4087,626
Chenar (city)2
Shahr-e Zow (city)4,0534,0893,745
Total39,56038,23236,237
1Established after the 2016 census[5][6]
2Became a city after the 2016 census[7][8]

Demographics

Around half of the people of Kalat County are Tekke Turkmen; 35% are Kurdish and 15% are Persian.[9]

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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (30 April 2023). "Kalat County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Jahangiri, Ishaq (15 February 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. Jahangiri, Ishaq. "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan province". RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  7. "Approval regarding the conversion of Chenar village, Zavin Rural District, Zavin District, Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan province, into a city". RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  8. "The approval of the Minister of Interior to establish municipalities in 5 cities". Khabar Online (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  9. Khosravi, Mohammad Reza (1367). Kalat Naderi (in Persian). Astan Quds Razavi Publishing House.
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