Qaen County Persian:شهرستان قائن | |
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 Location of Qaen County in South Khorasan province (top right, purple) | |
 Location of South Khorasan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates:33°39′N59°15′E / 33.650°N 59.250°E /33.650; 59.250[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | South Khorasan |
| Capital | Qaen |
| Districts | Central,Nimbeluk,Sedeh |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 116,181 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Qaen County atGEOnet Names Server | |
Qaen County (Persian:شهرستان قائن)[a] is inSouth Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city ofQaen.[3] This city is known as “The Capital of Saffron”.
After the 2011 National Census,Zirkuh andZohan Districts were separated from the county in the establishment ofZirkuh County.[4]
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 137,357 in 35,783 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 152,401 people in 42,002 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 116,181 in 34,794 households.[2]
Qaen County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 62,040 | 70,686 | 73,917 |
| Mahyar RD | 4,874 | 4,610 | 4,445 |
| Pishkuh RD | 3,295 | 3,837 | 3,793 |
| Qaen RD | 18,252 | 18,483 | 19,758 |
| Esfeden (city) | 3,145 | 3,530 | 3,598 |
| Qaen (city) | 32,474 | 40,226 | 42,323 |
| Nimbeluk District | 18,396 | 20,152 | 19,791 |
| Karghond RD | 4,508 | 5,442 | 4,786 |
| Nimbeluk RD | 5,072 | 4,556 | 4,563 |
| Khezri Dasht Beyaz (city) | 4,930 | 5,761 | 5,680 |
| Nimbeluk (city)[b] | 3,886 | 4,393 | 4,762 |
| Sedeh District | 18,792 | 20,482 | 22,473 |
| Afriz RD | 5,765 | 6,276 | 7,123 |
| Paskuh RD | 6,407 | 7,357 | 8,441 |
| Sedeh RD | 3,569 | 3,264 | 3,180 |
| Arianshahr (city)[c] | 3,051 | 3,585 | 3,729 |
| Zirkuh District[d] | 26,203 | 29,844 | |
| Petergan RD | 5,865 | 6,375 | |
| Shaskuh RD | 8,329 | 9,752 | |
| Zirkuh RD | 7,676 | 7,799 | |
| Hajjiabad (city) | 4,333 | 5,918 | |
| Zohan District[d] | 11,926 | 11,237 | |
| Afin RD | 5,311 | 4,760 | |
| Zohan RD | 5,908 | 5,058 | |
| Zohan (city) | 707 | 1,419 | |
| Total | 137,357 | 152,401 | 116,181 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
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