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Qaleh Ganj County

{{Short description|County in Kerman province, Iran}}

{{distinguish|Qaleh Ganj Rural District}}{{for|the city|Qaleh Ganj}}

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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان قلعه گنج}}

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Iran

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|subdivision_name1 = Kerman

|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Qaleh Ganj

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| p2 = Chah Dadkhoda

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Qaleh Ganj County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان قلعه گنج}}) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qaleh Ganj.{{cite report|title=Divisional changes and reforms in Kerman province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/109741|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505133415/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/109741|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=5 May 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 11 May 1384|id=Proposal 130220/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H|access-date=9 July 2023}}

History

After the 2016 National Census, the villages of Chah Dadkhoda{{cite news|title=Notification of the resolution of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the conversion of Chah Dadkhoda village, the center of Chah Dadkhoda District, Qaleh Ganj County, into a city|language=fa|website=dotic.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran|url=https://dotic.ir/news/1674|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702170339/https://dotic.ir/news/1674|publisher=Ministry of the Interior|last=Fazli|first=Abdolreza Rahmani|id=Letter 33667/59806|archive-date=2 July 2023|date=21 September 2017|orig-date=Approved 13 December 1396|access-date=2 July 2023}} and Rameshk{{cite report|title=Approval regarding the conversion of Rameshk village, the center of Rameshk Rural District, Chah Dadkhoda District, Qaleh Ganj County, Kerman province, into a city|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/آخرین-مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-دوم-اسفند/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324193617/https://sdil.ac.ir/آخرین-مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-دوم-اسفند/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=24 March 2023|orig-date=Approved 12 December 1397|id=Proposal 199979; Notification 168724/T56224H|date=7 April 2019|access-date=28 January 2025}} were elevated to city status. Dulab Rural District was created in the Central District, and Sorkh Qaleh Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Sorkh Qaleh District, including the new Chehel Mani Rural District.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Kerman province|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-سوم-آبان-۱۴%DB%B0۲/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530195607/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-سوم-آبان-۱۴%DB%B0۲/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Mokhbar|first=Mohammad|archive-date=30 May 2024|orig-date=Approved 24 May 1402|id=Notification 90055/T60783|date=26 December 2023|access-date=29 August 2024}}

Demographics

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 69,008 in 14,649 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kerman 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/08.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 76,376 people in 18,577 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kerman 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/Kerman.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls|archive-date=29 March 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 76,495 in 20,521 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman 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_08.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=20 October 2020}}

=Administrative divisions=

Qaleh Ganj County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

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|+ Qaleh Ganj County Population

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 45,367style="text-align: right;"| 49,904style="text-align: right;"| 50,955
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dulab 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;" | Qaleh Ganj RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 13,947style="text-align: right;"| 16,070style="text-align: right;"| 15,997
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sorkh Qaleh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 19,860style="text-align: right;"| 21,171style="text-align: right;"| 21,789
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qaleh Ganj (city)style="text-align: right;"| 11,560style="text-align: right;"| 12,663style="text-align: right;"| 13,169
Chah Dadkhoda Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 23,641style="text-align: right;"| 26,472style="text-align: right;"| 25,540
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chah Dadkhoda RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 11,979style="text-align: right;"| 13,443style="text-align: right;"| 12,968
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Marz RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 2,705style="text-align: right;"| 3,100style="text-align: right;"| 2,533
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Rameshk RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,957style="text-align: right;"| 9,929style="text-align: right;"| 10,039
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chah Dadkhoda (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;" | Rameshk (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Sorkh Qaleh District{{efn|name=fn1}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chehel Mani RD{{efn|name=fn1}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sorkh Qaleh RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Totalstyle="text-align: right;"| 69,008style="text-align: right;"| 76,376style="text-align: right;"| 76,495
colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}}

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