Jafarabad Rural District

For the village, see Jafarabad. For the administrative division of Qom province, see Jafarabad County. For other places with a similar name, see Jafarabad.

Jafarabad Rural District (Persian: دهستان جعفرآباد) is in the Central District^[a] of Jafarabad County, Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Jafarabad.^[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Gazeran,^[4] now the city of Jafariyeh.^[5]

Jafarabad Rural District Persian: دهستان جعفرآباد
Rural District
Jafarabad Rural District
Coordinates: 34°49′03″N 50°38′26″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Qom
County	Jafarabad
District	Central
Capital	Jafarabad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	9,676
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Jafarabad District^[b] in Qom County) was 8,699 in 1,995 households.^[6] There were 9,716 inhabitants in 2,594 households at the following census of 2011.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,676 in 2,760 households. The most populous of its 55 villages was Baqerabad, with 1,739 people.^[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Jafarabad County and renamed the Central District.^[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Jafarabad District of Qom County^[3]
2. Renamed the Central District of Jafarabad County^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 January 2025). "Jafarabad Rural District (Jafarabad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2024) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places in Qom County under Tehran province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11955.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qom Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qom Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.