Kaj
Persian: كاج
City
Kaj is located in Iran
Kaj
Kaj
Coordinates: 32°03′31″N 50°34′58″E / 32.05861°N 50.58278°E / 32.05861; 50.58278[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyArdal
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,227
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kaj (Persian: كاج, also Romanized as Kāj; also known as Gāch Kaj and Qāch Kaj)[3] is a city in the Central District of Ardal County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,774 in 800 households, when it was a village in Poshtkuh Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,027 people in 982 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,227 people in 1,167 households,[2] by which time Kaj had been elevated to the status of a city.[4] The city is populated by Lurs.[7]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Kaj, Ardal County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Kaj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068619" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (12 October 2013). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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