Pish Qaleh

For the village in Bojnord County, see Pish Qaleh.

Pish Qaleh Persian: پيش قلعه
City
Pish Qaleh
Coordinates: 37°39′06″N 57°00′05″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Maneh
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,001
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Pish Qaleh at GEOnet Names Server

Pish Qaleh (Persian: پيش قلعه)[a] is a city in the Central District of Maneh County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] As a village, it was the capital of Maneh Rural District[5][b] until its capital was transferred to the village of Mohammadabad, from which it was transferred again to Bazareh-ye Qarnas.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,631 in 465 households,[7] when it was capital of the former Maneh District of Maneh and Samalqan County.[6][c] The following census in 2011 counted 2,211 people in 612 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,001 people in 611 households.[2]

In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Maneh County, and Pish Qaleh was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Pīsh Qal‘eh; also known as Qal‘eh[3]
2. Renamed Atrak Rural District[6]
3. Renamed Samalqan County[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (19 May 2023). "Pish Qaleh, Maneh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Pish Qaleh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3767115" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mokhbar, Mohammad (7 August 2023). Approval letter regarding country divisions in North Khorasan and Golestan provinces. rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (23 December 2014) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Bojnord County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11814; Notification 117956/T928. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2010) [Approved 17 December 1379]. Creating changes and reforms in the country divisions of Bojnord County in Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.13227; Notification 58694/22027H. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): North Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.