Qamsar District

District in Isfahan province, Iran

District in Isfahan, Iran
Qamsar District
Persian: بخش قمصر
District
33°41′13″N 51°18′45″E / 33.68694°N 51.31250°E / 33.68694; 51.31250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyKashan
CapitalQamsar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total13,247
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]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 10,812 in 3,409 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,225 people in 3,143 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 13,247 inhabitants in 4,653 households,[2] by which time the city of Jowsheqan va Kamu had been split into the two cities of Jowshaqan-e Qali and Kamu va Chugan.[7]

Administrative divisions

Qamsar District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 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[7]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 June 2023). "Qamsar District (Kashan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (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 (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  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 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b "The experience of traveling to the mountain city of Jowsheqan-e Qali". Anyja (in Persian). 24 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.


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