Kalat County

Not to be confused with Kalaleh County or Kaleybar County.

For the city, see Kalat. For other places with a similar name, see Qalat.

Kalat County (Persian: شهرستان کلات) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kalat.^[3]

Kalat County Persian: شهرستان کلات
County
Landscape near Spa Waterfall
Location of Kalat County in Razavi Khorasan province (top right, purple)
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°51′N 59°52′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
Capital	Kalat
Districts	Central, Hezarmasjed, Zavin
Area
• Total	3,503 km2 (1,353 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	36,237
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Kalat County at GEOnet Names Server

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.^[4] In addition, the villages of Chenar^[5] and Hasanabad-e Layen-e Now^[6] 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.^[7]

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 39,560 in 9,489 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 38,232 people in 10,298 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 36,237, in 10,708 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Kalat County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[8]	2011[9]	2016[2]
Central District	22,928	22,421	21,820
Charam RD[a]
Hezarmasjed RD	6,010	5,772	6,075
Kabud Gonbad RD	10,389	9,117	8,058
Kalat (city)	6,529	7,532	7,687
Hezarmasjed District[a]
Hezarmasjed RD
Layen RD[a]
Hasanabad-e Layen-e Now (city)[b]
Zavin District	16,632	15,811	14,417
Pasakuh RD	3,647	3,314	3,046
Zavin RD	8,932	8,408	7,626
Chenar (city)[c]
Shahr-e Zow (city)[d]	4,053	4,089	3,745
Total	39,560	38,232	36,237
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Kalat County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Established after the 2016 census^[4]
2. Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]
3. Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]
4. Formerly the village of Zow-e Sofla^[10]