Kashmar County Explained
Kashmar County should not be confused with Kashan County.
| Kashmar County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان کاشمر |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranRazaviKhorasan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Razavi Khorasan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Kashmar |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Farah Dasht |
| Area Total Km2: | 1152 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 168664 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 35.2°N 92°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Kashmar County (Persian: شهرستان کاشمر) is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kashmar.[2]
History
In 2018, Farah Dasht District was formed and divided into the new Qaleh-ye Bala and Rezqabad Rural Districts. Kuhsorkh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhsorkh County.[3] Two villages were merged to form the new city of Farg Qaleh.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 146,536 in 39,554 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 157,149 people in 46,726 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 168,664 in 52,778 households.[7]
Administrative divisions
Kashmar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Kashmar County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 119,507 | 130,891 | 143,650 |
| 26,581 | 28,188 | 28,610 |
| 11,399 | 12,503 | 12,758 |
| Kashmar (city) | 81,527 | 90,200 | 102,282 |
| Farah Dasht District | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| Farg Qaleh (city) | | | |
| Kuhsorkh District | 27,029 | 26,258 | 25,014 |
| 11,963 | 11,692 | 11,357 |
| 4,684 | 3,947 | 3,586 |
| 5,772 | 4,857 | 4,384 |
| Rivash (city) | 4,610 | 5,762 | 5,687 |
| Total | 146,536 | 157,149 | 168,664 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Kashmar County . . 1 May 2023 . 1 May 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024415/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 17 November 2015 . 21 June 1369 . 6 January 2024.
- 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 . 1 May 2023.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
