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Kalat County
Persian: شهرستان کلات | |
|---|---|
Landscape near Spa Waterfall | |
Location of Kalat County in Razavi Khorasan province (top right, purple) | |
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′N 59°52′E / 36.850°N 59.867°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| Established | 2003[3] |
| Capital | Kalat |
| Districts | Central, Hezarmasjed, Zavin |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,503 km2 (1,353 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 36,237 |
| • Density | 10.34/km2 (26.79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Kalat County at GEOnet Names Server | |
Kalat County (Persian: شهرستان کلات) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kalat.[3]
History
[edit]In 2021, Charam Rural District was created in the Central District, and Hezarmasjed Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Hezarmasjed District, including the new Layen Rural District.[5] The villages of Chenar[6] and Hasanabad-e Layen-e Now[7] were converted to cities in the same year.
Demographics
[edit]Ethnicity
[edit]Around half of the people of Kalat County are Turkic peoples of Azeri origin,[8] Tekke Turkmen; 35% are Kurdish, and 15% are Persian.[9]
Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 39,560 in 9,489 households.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 38,232 people in 10,298 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 36,237, in 10,708 households.[4]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Kalat County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[10] | 2011[11] | 2016[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 22,928 | 22,421 | 21,820 |
| Charam RD[a] | |||
| Hezarmasjed RD | 6,010 | 5,772 | 6,075 |
| Kabud Gonbad RD | 10,389 | 9,117 | 8,058 |
| Kalat (city) | 6,529 | 7,532 | 7,687 |
| Hezarmasjed District[a] | |||
| Hezarmasjed RD | |||
| Layen RD[a] | |||
| Hasanabad-e Layen-e Now (city)[b] | |||
| Zavin District | 16,632 | 15,811 | 14,417 |
| Pasakuh RD | 3,647 | 3,314 | 3,046 |
| Zavin RD | 8,932 | 8,408 | 7,626 |
| Chenar (city)[c] | |||
| Shahr-e Zow (city)[d] | 4,053 | 4,089 | 3,745 |
| Total | 39,560 | 38,232 | 36,237 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
[edit]
Media related to Kalat County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 November 2024). "دهستان زاوین, بخش زاوین [Zavin Rural District, Zavin District], Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ "RVX8+XMV Babafaraji, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- 1 2 Aref, Mohammad Reza (9 March 2003) [مصوب ۱۸/۱۲/۱۳۸۱ (Approved 1381/12/18) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه راجع به اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان خراسان(بخش زاوين، شهرستان كلات، بخش مركزي) [Letter of approval regarding divisional reforms in Khorasan province (Zavin District, Kalat County, and the Central District)]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. ۸۱۷۴۱/۴۲/۴/۱ پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number 81741/42/1/4]. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (5 May 2021) [مصوب (Approved) 1400,02,15) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان كلات استان خراسان رضوي [Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 59437. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (4 April 2021) [مصوب (Approved) 15/1/1400 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای چنار دهستان زاوین بخش زاوین شهرستان کلات استان خراسان رضوی، به شهر [Approval regarding the conversion of Chenar village, Zavin Rural District, Zavin District, Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan province, into a city]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۳۳۴۸۵ [Proposal No. 133485]. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- 1 2 موافقت وزیر کشور با تاسیس شهرداری در ۵ شهر [The approval of the Minister of Interior to establish municipalities in five cities]. Khabaronline (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. 6 November 2021 [۱۵ آبان ۱۴۰۰ (15 Aban 1400) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. کد خبر [News Code] 1570498. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ "KALĀT-E NĀDERI". Iranica Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ↑ Khosravi, Mohammad Reza (1367). Kalat Naderi (in Persian). Astan Quds Razavi Publishing House.
- 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Aref, Mohammad Reza (16 March 2005) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1383.12.26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در شهرستان کلات در استان خراسان رضوی [Divisional reforms in Kalat County in Razavi Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.66537. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2026.