Jafarabad County Explained

Jafarabad County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان جعفرآباد
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranQom-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Qom province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Qom
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Jafariyeh
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Qahan
Coordinates:34.7575°N 50.4556°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Jafarabad County (Persian: شهرستان جعفرآباد) is in Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jafariyeh,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 9,387 in 2,552 households.[3]

History

After the 2016 census, Jafarabad District and Qahan Rural District were separated from Qom County in the establishment of Jafarabad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Jafariyeh as its capital and only city.[2] In May 2023, the village of Qahan was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Jafarabad County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Jafarabad County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Baqerabad RD
Jafarabad RD
Jafariyeh (city)
Qahan District
Kohandan RD
Qahan RD
Qahan (city)

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Jafarabad County . . 12 May 2023 . 12 May 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Kahak District in Qom province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20221019105917/https://www.qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/292723 . 19 October 2022 . 15 February 1400 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 12 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 25 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111121233/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_25.xlsx . Excel . 11 January 2021.
  4. Web site: With the approval of the Minister of Interior, Qahan village in Qom province became a city . fa . Mehr News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230520052047/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5783481/روستای-قاهان-در-استان-قم-به-شهر-تبدیل-شد . Ministry of Interior . Vahidi . Ahmed . 20 May 2023 . 19 May 2023 . 21 March 2024.