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 “Capital of Saffron”.
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.