Qasr-e Qand

"Borgan, Iran" redirects here. For the village in Fars province, see Borgan. For the administrative disivion, see Qasr-e Qand County. For the nearby village with a similar name, see Qand.

Qasr-e Qand (Persian: قصرقند)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Qasr-e Qand County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county.^[4]

Qasr-e Qand Persian: قصرقند
City
Qasr-e Qand
Coordinates: 26°14′08″N 60°44′27″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Qasr-e Qand
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	11,605
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 10,826 in 1,586 households,^[5] when it was capital of the former Qasr-e Qand District of Nik Shahr County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 8,563 people in 1,847 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,605 people in 2,649 households,^[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Qasr-e Qand County. Qasr-e Qand was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[4]

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Qaşr Qand and Qaşr-e Qand; also known as Barqān and Borgan^[3]