Qahan District

Qahan District (Persian: بخش قاهان) is in Jafarabad County, Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Qahan.[3]

Qahan District
Persian: بخش قاهان
Qahan District is located in Iran
Qahan District
Qahan District
Coordinates: 34°43′23″N 50°15′26″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceQom
CountyJafarabad
CapitalQahan
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total2,900
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population (as Qahan Rural District of Khalajestan District in Qom County) was 4,260 in 1,348 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 3,145 people in 1,159 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 2,900 inhabitants in 1,117 households.[2]

After the census, Qahan Rural District and the former Jafarabad District were separated from the county and divided into the Central and Qahan Districts, the former including the newly formed Baqerabad Rural District, and the latter containing the new Kohandan Rural District. The city of Jafariyeh was proclaimed capital of Jafarabad County.[3]

Qahan District Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Kohandan Rural District2
Qahan Rural District4,2603,1452,900
Total4,2603,1452,900
1As a part of Qom County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses
2Established after the 2016 census

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 May 2023). "Qahan District (Jafarabad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 25. Archived from the original (Excel) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Jahangiri, Ishaq (15 February 1400). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Kahak District in Qom province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 25. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 25. Retrieved 19 December 2022.



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