Jafarabad, Ilam

Jafarabad (Persian: جعفراباد, also Romanized as Ja‘farābād; also known as Ja‘farābād-e Mīsh Khāş)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Sivan District of Ilam County, Ilam province, Iran.[4]

For other places with the same name, see Jafarabad.

Jafarabad
Persian: جعفراباد
City
Jafarabad is located in Iran
Jafarabad
Jafarabad
Jafarabad is located in Ilam Province
Jafarabad
Jafarabad
Coordinates: 33°30′18″N 46°32′17″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceIlam
CountyIlam
DistrictSivan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,737
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,092 in 435 households, when it was a village in, and the capital of, Mishkhas Rural District of the Central District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,346 people in 596 households.[6]

The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,737 people in 621 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Sivan District.[2] In 2019, the village of Jafarabad was elevated to the status of a city and Meydan appointed as capital of Mishkhas Rural District.[7][8]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (7 June 2023). "Jafarabad, Ilam County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Jafarabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3793354" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Ilam province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. "Jafarabad village of Ilam County was upgraded to a city". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). 9 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. "The approval of the Minister of Interior with the establishment of Jafarabad municipality". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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