Qahan District Explained
Qahan District should not be confused with Qahan Rural District.
| Qahan District |
| Native Name: | Persian: بخش قاهان |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Qom |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jafarabad |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Qahan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Qahan District (Persian: بخش قاهان) is in Jafarabad County, Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qahan,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 784 in 286 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
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Qahan District (Jafarabad County) . . 12 May 2023 . 12 May 2023 . fa.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
