Qaen County ( fa, شهرستان قائن, also

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d as Ghayen) is in

South Khorasan South Khorasan Province ( fa, استان خراسان جنوبی ''Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Jonūbī'') is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows, Tabas and Qaen. In 2014, it ...

province,

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. The capital of the county is the city of

Qaen Qayen ( fa, قائن, also Romanized as Ghayen, Qaen or Ghaen; from pal, kʾyyn ''Kāyēn'') is a city in and the capital of Qaen County, in South Khorasan Province, Iran. The population at the 2006 census, was 32,474 in 8,492 families. Histor ...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 137,357 in 35,783 households. Retrieved 6 November 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 152,401 people in 42,002 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 116,181 in 34,794 households, by which time Zirkuh and Zohan Districts had been separated from the county to become

Zirkuh County Zirkuh County ( fa, شهرستان زيركوه) is in South Khorasan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turk ...

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Qaen County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, eight rural districts, and five cities.

References

Counties of South Khorasan Province {{SouthKhorasan-geo-stub