Kalat County
{{Short description|County in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran}}
{{distinguish|Kalaleh County|Kaleybar County}}{{for multi|the city|Kalat, Razavi Khorasan{{!}}Kalat|other places with a similar name|Qalat (disambiguation){{!}}Qalat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Kalat County
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان کلات}}
|settlement_type = County
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| map_caption1 = Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Iran
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Razavi Khorasan
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Kalat
|parts_type = Districts
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| p2 = Hezarmasjed
| p3 = Zavin
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|area_total_km2 = 3503
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 36237
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Kalat County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان کلات}}) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kalat.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding divisional reforms in Khorasan province (Zavin District, Kalat County, and the Central District)|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/105206|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107194801/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/105206|archive-date=7 January 2024|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Cabinet of Ministers|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|orig-date=Approved 18 December 1381|date=c. 2024|id=Proposal 81741/42/1/1; Notification 58538/T26118H|access-date=7 January 2024}}
History
After the 2016 National Census, Charam Rural District was created in the Central District, and Hezarmasjed Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Hezarmasjed District, including the new Layen Rural District.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/292725|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430204740/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/292725|archive-date=30 April 2023|orig-date=Approved 15 February 1400|date=c. 2023|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|access-date=30 April 2023|id=Proposal 59437}} In addition, the villages of Chenar{{cite report|title=Approval regarding the conversion of Chenar village, Zavin Rural District, Zavin District, Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan province, into a city|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-سوم-فروردین-1400/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326095855/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-سوم-فروردین-1400/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=26 March 2023|date=4 July 2021|orig-date=Approved 15 January 1400|id=Proposal 133485; Notification 3267/T57055AH|access-date=31 January 2025}} and Hasanabad-e Layen-e Now{{cite web|title=The approval of the Minister of Interior to establish municipalities in 5 cities|language=fa|website=khabaronline.ir|via=Islamic Republic News Agency|url=https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/1570498/موافقت-وزیر-کشور-با-تاسیس-شهرداری-در-۵-شهر|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106100855/https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/1570498/موافقت-وزیر-کشور-با-تاسیس-شهرداری-در-۵-شهر|archive-date=6 November 2021|publisher=Ministry of the Interior|access-date=30 April 2023|date=15 November 1400}} were elevated to city status.
Demographics
=Ethnicity=
Around half of the people of Kalat County are Tekke Turkmen; 35% are Kurdish and 15% are Persian.{{cite book |last=Khosravi |first=Mohammad Reza |date=1367 |title=Kalat Naderi |publisher=Astan Quds Razavi Publishing House |language=fa}}
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 39,560 in 9,489 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920095433/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 38,232 people in 10,298 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Razavi-Khorasan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120012029/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Razavi-Khorasan.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 36,237, in 10,708 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_09.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402213121/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_09.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=2 April 2022}}
=Administrative divisions=
Kalat County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Kalat County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 22,928 | style="text-align: right;"| 22,421 | style="text-align: right;"| 21,820 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Charam RD{{efn|name=fn1|Established after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hezarmasjed RD | style="text-align: right;"| 6,010 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,772 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,075 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kabud Gonbad RD | style="text-align: right;"| 10,389 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,117 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,058 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kalat (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 6,529 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,532 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,687 |
| Hezarmasjed District{{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hezarmasjed RD | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Layen RD{{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hasanabad-e Layen-e Now (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Zavin District | style="text-align: right;"| 16,632 | style="text-align: right;"| 15,811 | style="text-align: right;"| 14,417 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Pasakuh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,647 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,314 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,046 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Zavin RD | style="text-align: right;"| 8,932 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,408 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,626 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chenar (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Shahr-e Zow (city){{efn|Formerly the village of Zow-e Sofla{{cite report|title=Divisional reforms in Kalat County in Razavi Khorasan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/125273|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021081657/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/125273|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=21 October 2020|date=30 October 2019|orig-date=Approved 26 December 1383|id=Proposal 1.4.42.66537; Approval Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 10493/T31547K|access-date=1 November 2024}}}} | style="text-align: right;"| 4,053 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,089 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,745 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 39,560 | style="text-align: right;"| 38,232 | style="text-align: right;"| 36,237 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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