Qaleh Chay District

Qaleh Chay District

Persian: بخش قلعه چاي
Qaleh Chay District Persian: بخش قلعه چاي
District
	Qaleh Chay District
	Coordinates: 37°35′N 46°07′E / 37.583°N 46.117°E
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Ajab Shir
Established	2001
Capital	Javan Qaleh
Population (2016)
• Total	17,007
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qaleh Chay District (Persian: بخش قلعه چاي) is in Ajab Shir County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Javan Qaleh.^[3]

History

The village of Javan Qaleh was converted to a city in 2013.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 18,724 in 4,204 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 16,779 people in 4,561 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 17,007 inhabitants living in 5,058 households.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Qaleh Chay District Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[6]	2011^[7]	2016^[4]
Dizajrud-e Sharqi RD	8,914	7,589	6,839
Kuhestan RD	9,810	9,190	9,468
Javan Qaleh (city)			700
Total	18,724	16,779	17,007
RD = Rural District

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2025). "دهستان کوهستان, بخش قلعه چای [Kuhestan Rural District, Qaleh Chay District], Ajab Shir County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
^ "H4M8+8MM Yengejeh, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
^ ^a ^b Habibi, Hassan (6 June 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/03/16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه راجع به تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در شهرستان مراغه [‌Decree on divisional changes and reforms in Maragheh County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 3CE910E8-AE00-42EC-88DF-E0671801E618. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Jahangiri, Eshaq (3 November 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1392/08/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه ۱۳۷۷۰۳/ت ۴۹۳۸۷هـ [Notification number 137703/T 49387 AH]. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
^ ^a ^b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2025). "دهستان کوهستان, بخش قلعه چای [Kuhestan Rural District, Qaleh Chay District], Ajab Shir County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2025.

[2] "H4M8+8MM Yengejeh, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

[Qaleh_Chay_District_Formation-3] Habibi, Hassan (6 June 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/03/16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه راجع به تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در شهرستان مراغه [‌Decree on divisional changes and reforms in Maragheh County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 3CE910E8-AE00-42EC-88DF-E0671801E618. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

[2016_East_Azerbaijan_Province-4] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Javan_Qaleh,_Mobarakabad,_Achachi-5] Jahangiri, Eshaq (3 November 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1392/08/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه ۱۳۷۷۰۳/ت ۴۹۳۸۷هـ [Notification number 137703/T 49387 AH]. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

[2006_East_Azerbaijan_Province-6] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_East_Azerbaijan_Province-7] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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