Qaleh Now District Explained

Qaleh Now District
Native Name:Persian: بخش قلعه نو
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tehran
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ray
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Qaleh Now-e Khaleseh
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:38009
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Qaleh Now District (Persian: بخش قلعه نو) is in Ray County, Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qaleh Now-e Khaleseh.[2]

History

After the 2011 census, Qaleh Now Rural District and portions of Kahrizak Rural District were separated from Kahrizak District in the establishment of Qaleh Now District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Chaleh Tarkhan Rural District.[2]

After the 2016 census, the village of Qaleh Now-e Khaleseh was elevated to the status of a city.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2016 census, the district's population was 38,009 inhabitants in 8,147 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Qaleh Now District Population
Administrative Divisions 2016
14,299
23,710
Qaleh Now-e Khaleseh (city)
Total 38,009

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Qaleh Now District (Ray County) . . 16 March 2023 . 16 March 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Ray County . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610091810/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/817838 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 10 June 2015 . 24 March 2013 . 24 November 2023.
  3. Web site: The approvals of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207212447/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/1072348 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . 21 June 1369 . 7 December 2023 . 7 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 23 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211212171617/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_23.xlsx . Excel . 12 December 2021.