Kashmar County
{{Short description|County in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran}}
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|name = Kashmar County
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان کاشمر}}
|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 = Kashmar
|parts_type = Districts
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| p1 = Central
| p2 = Farah Dasht
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|area_total_km2 = 1152
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 168664
|population_density_km2 = auto
|coordinates = {{coord|35|12|N|58|34|E|dim:30km|display=inline,title}}
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Kashmar County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان کاشمر}}){{efn|Also romanized as Ŝahrestāne Kāŝmar}} is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kashmar.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024415/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=17 November 2015|date=c. 2015|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|id=Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K|access-date=6 January 2024}}
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.{{cite news|title=Notification of the establishment of Kuhsorkh County in Razavi Khorasan province|language=fa|website=cabinetoffice.ir|via=Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|url=https://cabinetoffice.ir/fa/news/5960/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025211248/https://cabinetoffice.ir/fa/news/5960/|archive-date=25 October 2022|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|date=23 December 2018|orig-date=Approved 20 September 2018|id=Letter 56248/120511|access-date=1 May 2023}} Two villages were merged to form the new city of Farg Qaleh.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://www.qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/292217|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501135124/https://www.qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/292217|archive-date=1 May 2023|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|orig-date=Approved 27 December 2019|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 67426|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|access-date=1 May 2023}}
Demographics
= Population =
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 146,536 in 39,554 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 157,149 people in 46,726 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 168,664 in 52,778 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=
Kashmar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Kashmar County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 119,507 | style="text-align: right;"| 130,891 | style="text-align: right;"| 143,650 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bala Velayat RD | style="text-align: right;"| 26,581 | style="text-align: right;"| 28,188 | style="text-align: right;"| 28,610 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Pain Velayat RD | style="text-align: right;"| 11,399 | style="text-align: right;"| 12,503 | style="text-align: right;"| 12,758 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kashmar (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 81,527 | style="text-align: right;"| 90,200 | style="text-align: right;"| 102,282 |
| Farah Dasht District{{efn|name=fn1|Established after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qaleh-ye Bala RD{{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Rezqabad RD{{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Farg Qaleh (city){{efn|Merger of two villages; became a city after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Kuhsorkh District{{efn|Transferred to Kuhsorkh County after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| 27,029 | style="text-align: right;"| 26,258 | style="text-align: right;"| 25,014 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Barkuh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 11,963 | style="text-align: right;"| 11,692 | style="text-align: right;"| 11,357 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Barrud RD | style="text-align: right;"| 4,684 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,947 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,586 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Takab RD | style="text-align: right;"| 5,772 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,857 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,384 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Rivash (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 4,610 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,762 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,687 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 146,536 | style="text-align: right;"| 157,149 | style="text-align: right;"| 168,664 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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