Komijan County

Komijan County
Persian: شهرستان کمیجان
Teacher Square in the city of Komijan
Teacher Square in the city of Komijan
Location of Komijan County in Markazi province (center left, purple)
Location of Komijan County in Markazi province (center left, purple)
Location of Markazi province in Iran
Location of Markazi province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°46′N 49°21′E / 34.767°N 49.350°E / 34.767; 49.350
Country Iran
ProvinceMarkazi
Established2003[1]
CapitalKomijan
DistrictsCentral, Milajerd
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
36,441
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Komijan County at GEOnet Names Server

Komijan County (Persian: شهرستان کمیجان) is in Markazi province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Komijan.[1]

History

In 2010, Vafs Rural District was created in the Central District, and Khenejin Rural District was separated from it in the establishment of Farahan County.[3]

Demographics

Language

Azerbaijanis, Persians and Tats are the largest ethnic groups in the county.[4][5] They speak Azerbaijani, Persian and Tati.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 45,296 in 11,539 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 39,340 people in 11,164 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 36,441 in 11,339 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Komijan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Komijan County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[6]2011[7]2016[2]
Central District26,74922,89921,186
Esfandan RD9,0744,8884,372
Khenejin RD[a]10,317
Vafs RD8,8168,038
Komijan (city)7,3589,1958,776
Milajerd District18,54716,44115,255
Khosrow Beyk RD6,3984,0583,540
Milajerd RD3,2213,0262,427
Milajerd (city)8,9289,3579,288
Total45,29639,34036,441
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Transferred to Farahan County[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Aref, Mohammad Reza (19 January 2003) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381.10.29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاح اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان مرکزی [‌Amendment of divisional reforms in Markazi province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] EFE24144-203A-4E44-A345-9D2A73E6425C. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Markazi Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (31 January 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1388/11/11 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیماتی در استان مرکزی [‌Approval of divisional reforms and changes in Markazi province]. صلح [Saleh] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 163364/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  4. ↑ The Tati dialects in the Sociolinguistic Context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia, Stilo, D. 1981: In: Iranian Studies 14.3/4, 137-187.
  5. ↑ Tats of Iran and Caucasus, Ali Abdoli, 2010.
  6. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Markazi Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Markazi Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2026.