Jafarabad County

Jafarabad County
Persian: شهرستان جعفرآباد
County
Location of Jafarabad County in Qom province (green)
Location of Jafarabad County in Qom province (green)
Location of Qom province in Iran
Location of Qom province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°45′N 50°27′E / 34.750°N 50.450°E / 34.750; 50.450
Country Iran
ProvinceQom
Established2021[1]
CapitalJafariyeh
DistrictsCentral, Qahan
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jafarabad County (Persian: شهرستان جعفرآباد) is in Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jafariyeh,[1][a] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 9,387 in 2,552 households.[3]

History

In 2021, Jafarabad District[b] 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 at the time.[1] The village of Qahan was converted to a city in 2017.[4]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

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

Jafarabad County
Administrative Divisions
Central District[c]
Baqerabad RD
Jafarabad RD
Jafariyeh (city)[a]
Qahan District
Kohandan RD
Qahan RD
Qahan (city)[d]
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Formerly the village of Gazeran[2]
  2. ↑ Renamed the Central District of Jafarabad County[1]
  3. ↑ Formerly Jafarabad District of Qom County[1]
  4. ↑ Became a city after the 2016 census[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jahangiri, Eshaq (5 May 2021) [مصوب (Approved) 1400,02,15 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري بخش كهك در استان قم [‌Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Kahak District in Qom province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 206826. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (19 May 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375.2.30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تبدیل روستای گازران تابع شهرستان قم به شهر جعفریه [‌Converting the village of Gazeran, a subordinate of Qom County, into the city of Jafariyeh]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.11054. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  3. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان قم [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Qom Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 Vahidi, Ahmad (8 August 2017) [۱۳۹۶/۵/۱۷ (1396/5/17) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. با موافقت وزیر کشور؛ روستای قاهان در استان قم به شهر تبدیل شد [‌With the approval of the Minister of the Interior: Qahan village in Qom province was converted into a city]. خبرگزاری مهر [Mehr News Agency] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. نامه شماره ۳۳۶۶۷/۵۹۸۰۶۰ [Letter No. 33667/598060]. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
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