Kashmar County

Kashmar County

شهرستان کاشمر
Kashmar County شهرستان کاشمر
County
	Emamzadeh Hamzah
	Location of Kashmar County in Razavi Khorasan province (center left, yellow)
	Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 35°12′N 58°34′E / 35.200°N 58.567°E
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
Capital	Kashmar
Districts	Central, Farah Dasht
Area
• Total	1,152 km2 (445 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	168,664
• Density	146.4/km2 (379.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Kashmar County at GEOnet Names Server

Kashmar County^[a] is in Razavi Khorasan province of Iran. Its capital is the city of Kashmar.^[4]

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History

In 2019, Farah Dasht District was formed and divided into the new Qaleh-ye Bala and Rezqabad Rural Districts. At the same time, Kuhsorkh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhsorkh County.^[5] Two villages were merged to form the new village of Farg Qaleh in 2021,^[6] which was converted to a city in 2022.^[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 146,536 in 39,554 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 157,149 people in 46,726 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 168,664 in 52,778 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Kashmar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Kashmar County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[8]	2011^[9]	2016^[3]
Central District	119,507	130,891	143,650
Bala Velayat RD	26,581	28,188	28,610
Pain Velayat RD	11,399	12,503	12,758
Kashmar (city)	81,527	90,200	102,282
Farah Dasht District^[b]
Qaleh-ye Bala RD^[b]
Rezqabad RD^[b]
Farg Qaleh (city)^[c]
Kuhsorkh District^[d]	27,029	26,258	25,014
Barkuh RD	11,963	11,692	11,357
Barrud RD	4,684	3,947	3,586
Takab RD	5,772	4,857	4,384
Rivash (city)	4,610	5,762	5,687
Total	146,536	157,149	168,664
RD = Rural District

Notes

↑ Persian: شهرستان کاشمر, romanized: Shahrestân-e Kâshmar
1 2 3 Established after the 2016 census^[5]
↑ Merger of two villages; became a city after the 2016 census^[7]
↑ Transferred to Kuhsorkh County after the 2016 census^[5]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 November 2024). "دهستان رزق‌آباد [Rezqabad Rural District], Farah Dasht District, Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
↑ "5HX8+XMV Arefabad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
1 2 3 Jahangiri, Eshaq (4 December 2019) [۱۳۹۸/۹/۱۳ تصویب (Approved 13/9/1398} (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان رضوی [‌Resolution on national divisions in Khorasan Razavi province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. ۲۰۵۲۸۵ پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No. 205285]. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
↑ Jahangiri, Eshaq (17 March 2021) [مصوب (Approved) 27/12/1399 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان كاشمر استان خراسان رضوي [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 67426. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
1 2 فرگ‌قلعه؛ شهری در حال پیشرفت، پروژه‌های آینده و چالش‌های مالی [‌Farg Qaleh: A city in progress; future projects and financial challenges]. خبرگزاری ایسنا [Iranian Students' News Agency] (in Persian). 15 February 2025 [شنبه ۲۷ بهمن ۱۴۰۳ (Shanbeh 27 Bahman 1403) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. کد خبر [News Code] 1403112317420. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026. از سال ۱۴۰۱ که روستای فرگ و قلعه بالا یکی شدند و به شهر... [Since 1401 (2022), when the village of Farg and Qaleh-ye Bala were united and became the city...]
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[4] Persian: شهرستان کاشمر, romanized: Shahrestân-e Kâshmar

[fn1-11] 1 2 3 Established after the 2016 census^[5]

[12] Merger of two villages; became a city after the 2016 census^[7]

[13] Transferred to Kuhsorkh County after the 2016 census^[5]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (1 November 2024). "دهستان رزق‌آباد [Rezqabad Rural District], Farah Dasht District, Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 November 2024.

[2] "5HX8+XMV Arefabad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

[2016_Razavi_Khorasan_Province-3] 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Khorasan_Province_Structure-5] Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

[Kuhsorkh_County_Establishment-6] 1 2 3 Jahangiri, Eshaq (4 December 2019) [۱۳۹۸/۹/۱۳ تصویب (Approved 13/9/1398} (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان رضوی [‌Resolution on national divisions in Khorasan Razavi province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. ۲۰۵۲۸۵ پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No. 205285]. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

[Farg_Qaleh_Village-7] Jahangiri, Eshaq (17 March 2021) [مصوب (Approved) 27/12/1399 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان كاشمر استان خراسان رضوي [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 67426. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

[Farg_Qaleh_City-8] 1 2 فرگ‌قلعه؛ شهری در حال پیشرفت، پروژه‌های آینده و چالش‌های مالی [‌Farg Qaleh: A city in progress; future projects and financial challenges]. خبرگزاری ایسنا [Iranian Students' News Agency] (in Persian). 15 February 2025 [شنبه ۲۷ بهمن ۱۴۰۳ (Shanbeh 27 Bahman 1403) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. کد خبر [News Code] 1403112317420. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026. از سال ۱۴۰۱ که روستای فرگ و قلعه بالا یکی شدند و به شهر... [Since 1401 (2022), when the village of Farg and Qaleh-ye Bala were united and became the city...]

[2006_Razavi_Khorasan_Province-9] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Razavi_Khorasan_Province-10] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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