Qaleh Chay District (Persian: بخش قلعه چاي) is in Ajab Shir County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

[3] After the 2011 National Census, the village of Javan Qaleh was elevated to the status of a city.

[4] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 18,724 in 4,204 households.

[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 17,007 inhabitants living in 5,058 households.

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