Kaj, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari explained
| Official Name: | Kaj |
| Native Name: | Persian: كاج |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ardal |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 4227 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 32.0586°N 50.5828°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Kaj (Persian: كاج) is a city in the Central District of Ardal County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.[2]
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by Lurs.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Kaj's population was 3,774 in 800 households, when it was a village in Poshtkuh Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,027 people in 982 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population as 4,227 people in 1,167 households,[6] by which time Kaj had been elevated to the status of a city.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Kaj, Ardal County . . 31 March 2023 . 31 March 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20130331023234/http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/826954 . 31 March 2013 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 12 October 2013 . 2 April 2023.
- Web site: Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province. 25 March 2021. Iran Atlas.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094403/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012310/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls . 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx . Excel . 24 May 2019.
