Qamsar District
Persian: بخش قمصر
Qamsar District is located in Iran
Qamsar District
Qamsar District
Coordinates: 33°41′13″N 51°18′45″E / 33.68694°N 51.31250°E / 33.68694; 51.31250[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyKashan
CapitalQamsar
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total13,247
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qamsar District (Persian: بخش قمصر) is in Kashan County, Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qamsar. A mine in the area has been an important source of cobalt probably since ancient times.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 10,812 in 3,409 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 9,225 people in 3,143 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 13,247 inhabitants in 4,653 households.[2]

Qamsar District Population
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Jowshaqan-e Qali RD142145329
Qohrud RD1,6279042,426
Jowshaqan-e Qali (city)4,181
Jowsheqan va Kamu (city)5,4774,766
Kamu va Chugan (city)2,434
Total10,8129,22513,247
RD: Rural District

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (16 June 2023). "Qamsar District (Kashan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Moujan Matin; Mark Pollard (January 2015). "Historical Accounts of Cobalt Ore Processing from the Kashan Mine, Iran". Iran: Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies. 53 (1): 171–183. doi:10.1080/05786967.2015.11834755. ISSN 0578-6967. Wikidata Q57406462.
  4. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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