Qaen County () is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qaen, known as "The Capital of Saffron."
History In 2011, Zirkuh and Zohan Districts were separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County.
Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 137,357 in 35,783 households. The following census in 2011 counted 152,401 people in 42,002 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 116,181 in 34,794 households.
Administrative divisions
Qaen County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Qaen County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 62,040 70,686 73,917 Mahyar RD 4,874 4,610 4,445 Pishkuh RD 3,295 3,837 3,793 Qaen RD 18,252 18,483 19,758 Esfeden (city) 3,145 3,530 3,598 Qaen (city) 32,474 40,226 42,323 Nimbeluk District 18,396 20,152 19,791 Karghond RD 4,508 5,442 4,786 Nimbeluk RD 5,072 4,556 4,563 Khezri Dasht Beyaz (city) 4,930 5,761 5,680 Nimbeluk (city) 3,886 4,393 4,762 Sedeh District 18,792 20,482 22,473 Afriz RD 5,765 6,276 7,123 Paskuh RD 6,407 7,357 8,441 Sedeh RD 3,569 3,264 3,180 Arianshahr (city) 3,051 3,585 3,729 Zirkuh District 26,203 29,844 Petergan RD 5,865 6,375 Shaskuh RD 8,329 9,752 Zirkuh RD 7,676 7,799 Hajjiabad (city) 4,333 5,918 Zohan District 11,926 11,237 Afin RD 5,311 4,760 Zohan RD 5,908 5,058 Zohan (city) 707 1,419 Total 137,357 152,401 116,181
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