Jafarabad, Ilam Explained
| Jafarabad |
| Native Name: | Persian: جعفراباد |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran#Ilam Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ilam |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ilam |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sivan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 2737 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Jafarabad (Persian: جعفراباد) is a city in, and the capital of, Sivan District of Ilam County, Ilam province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Mishkhas Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Meydan.[2]
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by Kurds.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Jafarabad's population was 2,092 in 435 households, when it was a village in Mishkhas Rural District of the Central District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,346 people in 596 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,737 people in 621 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Sivan District.[2] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[6]
In 2019, the village of Jafarabad was elevated to the status of a city.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Jafarabad, Ilam County . . 7 June 2023 . 7 June 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Ilam province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20130823071843/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/839084 . 23 August 2013 . 11 December 2013 . 7 June 2023.
- Web site: Language distribution: Ilam Province [Jahfar Ābād, Jāfır Ābād]]. live. 12 January 2021. Iran Atlas.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 16 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094337/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/16.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 16 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117202401/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ilam.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 16 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101180736/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_16.xlsx . Excel . 1 November 2020.
- Web site: The approval of the Minister of Interior with the establishment of Jafarabad municipality in Ilam province . fa . Borna News . https://web.archive.org/web/20231112164436/https://borna.news/fa/news/889959/موافقت-وزیر-کشور-با-تاسیس-شهرداری-جعفرآباد-در-استان-ایلام . 12 November 2023 . Ministry of Interior . 26 August 2019 . 12 November 2023.
