Khomam County Explained

Khomam County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان خمام
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranGilan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Gilan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gilan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Khomam
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Chukam
Coordinates:37.3936°N 49.6419°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Khomam County (Persian: شهرستان خمام) is in Iran's northwestern Gilan province. Its capital is the city of Khomam,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 20,897 in 7,143 households.[3]

History

In August 2019, Khomam District was separated from Rasht County in the establishment of Khomam County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Khomam as its capital and only city.[2] In March 2023, the village of Chukam was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

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

Khomam County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Chapar Khaneh RD
Kateh Sar-e Khomam RD
Khomam (city)
Chukam District
Eshkik RD
Forshki RD
Chukam (city)

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Khomam County . . 28 May 2024 . 28 May 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124204615/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/289841 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 24 November 2020 . 11 August 2019 . 3 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204200858/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_01.xlsx . Excel . 4 December 2020.
  4. Web site: According to Fars News Agency from Rasht, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi Dastjardi announced the promotion of Chukam from village to city to Gilan Governor Asadullah Abbasi in a letter . fa . Fars News . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003192228/https://www.farsnews.ir/gilan/news/14011218000445/چوکام-شهر-شد . Ministry of Interior . 3 October 2023 . 9 March 2023 . 3 October 2023.