Kaj, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

For other places with the same name, see Kaj.

Kaj
Persian: كاج
City
Kaj is located in Iran
Kaj
Kaj
Coordinates: 32°03′29″N 50°34′56″E / 32.05806°N 50.58222°E / 32.05806; 50.58222[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyArdal
DistrictCentral
Established as a city2013[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
4,227
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kaj (Persian: كاج)[a] is a city in the Central District of Ardal County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Lurs.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Kaj's population was 3,774 in 800 households, when it was a village in Poshtkuh Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 4,027 people in 982 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population as 4,227 people in 1,167 households,[4] by which time Kaj had been converted to a city.[3]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Kāj; also known as Gāch Kaj and Qāch Kaj[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 August 2024). "Kāj, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Ardal County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ "3H5J+6VH Kaj, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (1 January 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1391/10/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شماره ابلاغیه 202969/ت47210ک [Notification number 202969/T47210K]. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ 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".
  6. ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 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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