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]
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]
Khomam County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | |
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Central District | |
Chapar Khaneh RD | |
Kateh Sar-e Khomam RD | |
Khomam (city) | |
Chukam District | |
Eshkik RD | |
Forshki RD | |
Chukam (city) | |