Qaen County

For the city, see Qaen.

Qaen County (Persian: شهرستان قائن)^[a] is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qaen.^[3] This city is known as “The Capital of Saffron”.

Qaen County Persian: شهرستان قائن
County
Location of Qaen County in South Khorasan province (top right, purple)
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°39′N 59°15′E[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 at GEOnet Names Server

History

After the 2011 National Census, Zirkuh and Zohan Districts were separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County.^[4]

Demographics

Population

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]

Administrative divisions

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

Qaen County Population

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

See also

Media related to Qaen County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Also known as Ghayen County
2. Formerly the village of Eslamabad^[7]
3. Formerly the village of Sedeh^[7]
4. Transferred to Zirkuh County^[4]