Qaleh Chay District

Qaleh Chay District
Persian: بخش قلعه چاي
District
Qaleh Chay District is located in Iran
Qaleh Chay District
Qaleh Chay District
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 37°35′N 46°07′E / 37.583°N 46.117°E / 37.583; 46.117
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyAjab Shir
Established2001
CapitalJavan Qaleh
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
17,007
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qaleh Chay District (Persian: بخش قلعه چاي) is in Ajab Shir County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Javan Qaleh.

History

The village of Javan Qaleh was converted to a city in 2013.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 18,724 in 4,204 households. The following census in 2011 counted 16,779 people in 4,561 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 17,007 inhabitants living in 5,058 households.

Administrative divisions

Qaleh Chay District Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Dizajrud-e Sharqi RD8,9147,5896,839
Kuhestan RD9,8109,1909,468
Javan Qaleh (city)700
Total18,72416,77917,007
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2025). "دهستان کوهستان, بخش قلعه چای [Kuhestan Rural District, Qaleh Chay District], Ajab Shir County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "H4M8+8MM Yengejeh, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
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  5. ↑ Jahangiri, Eshaq (3 November 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1392/08/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه ۱۳۷۷۰۳/ت ۴۹۳۸۷هـ [Notification number 137703/T 49387 AH]. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.