Jafarabad County

For the administrative division of this county, see Jafarabad Rural District. For the village, see Jafarabad. For other places with a similar name, see Jafarabad.

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′27″N 50°27′20″E / 34.75750°N 50.45556°E / 34.75750; 50.45556[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceQom
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,[2][a] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 9,387 in 2,552 households.[4]

History

After the 2016 census, 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.[2] In 2018, the village of Qahan was elevated to the status of a city.[5]

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

Media related to Jafarabad County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Formerly the village of Gazeran[3]
  2. ^ Renamed the Central District of Jafarabad County[2]
  3. ^ Formerly Jafarabad District of Qom County[2]
  4. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 January 2025). "Jafarabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2022) [Approved 15 February 1400]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Kahak District in Qom province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 206826. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hasan (23 July 2015) [Approved 2 May 1375]. Converting the village of Gazeran, a subordinate of Qom County, into the city of Jafariyeh. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.11054; Letter 93808/T907; Notification 4876/T16046K. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2025 – via Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran.
  4. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qom Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Vahidi, Ahmad (19 May 2023) [Approved 17 December 2018]. "With the approval of the Minister of the Interior, Qahan village in Qom province became a city". mehrnews.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Letter 33667/598060. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024 – via Mehr News Agency.