Qamsar District

For the city, see Qamsar. For the village in Tehran province, see Qamsar.

Qamsar District
Persian: بخش قمصر
District
Qamsar District is located in Iran
Qamsar District
Qamsar District
Coordinates: 33°41′13″N 51°20′45″E / 33.68694°N 51.34583°E / 33.68694; 51.34583[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyKashan
CapitalQamsar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
13,247
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qamsar District (Persian: بخش قمصر) is in Kashan County, Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qamsar.[3] A mine in the area has been an important source of cobalt probably since ancient times.[4]

History

After the 2011 National Census, the city of Jowsheqan va Kamu was split into the two cities of Jowshaqan-e Qali and Kamu va Chugan.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 10,812 in 3,409 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 9,225 people in 3,143 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 13,247 inhabitants in 4,653 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Qamsar District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[2]
Jowshaqan-e Qali RD 142 145 329
Qohrud RD 1,627 904 2,426
Jowshaqan-e Qali (city) 4,181
Jowsheqan va Kamu (city)[a] 5,477 4,766
Kamu va Chugan (city) 2,434
Qamsar (city) 3,566 3,410 3,877
Total 10,812 9,225 13,247
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Split into the two cities of Jowshaqan-e Qali and Kamu va Chugan[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 November 2024). "Qamsar District (Kashan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Isfahan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province, centered in the city of Isfahan. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82838/T131K. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  4. ^ Moujan Matin; Mark Pollard (January 2015). "Historical Accounts of Cobalt Ore Processing from the Kashan Mine, Iran". Iran: Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies. 53 (1): 171–183. doi:10.1080/05786967.2015.11834755. ISSN 0578-6967. Wikidata Q57406462.
  5. ^ a b "The experience of traveling to the mountain city of Jowsheqan-e Qali". anyja.ir (in Persian). 24 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Isfahan 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.
  7. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Isfahan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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