Farg Qaleh Explained

Farg Qaleh
Native Name:Persian: فرگ قلعه
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Razavi Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kashmar
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Farah Dasht
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:2314
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Farg Qaleh (Persian: فرگ قلعه) is a city in, and the capital of, Farah Dasht District of Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Qaleh-ye Bala Rural District.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Farg Qaleh's population was 2,477 in 615 households, when it was a village in Bala Velayat Rural District of the Central District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 2,459 people in 727 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,134 people in 663 households.[5]

In 2018, Farah Dasht District was formed and the villages of Farg and Qaleh-ye Bala were merged to form the city of Farg Qaleh in the new district.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Farg Qaleh, Kashmar County . . 1 May 2023 . 1 May 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Notification of the establishment of Kuhsorkh County in Razavi Khorasan province . fa . Cabinet Office . https://web.archive.org/web/20221025211248/https://cabinetoffice.ir/fa/news/5960/ . 25 October 2022 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 23 December 2018. 1 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920095433/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120012029/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Razavi-Khorasan.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220402213121/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_09.xlsx . Excel . 2 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230501135124/https://www.qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/292217 . 1 May 2023 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 27 December 2019 . Jahangiri . Ishaq. 1 May 2023.