Kahak, Qom

For the administrative divisions, see Kahak County and Kahak Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Kahak.

Kahak (Persian: کهک)^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a city in the Central District of Kahak County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Kahak Persian: كهك
City
Kahak
Coordinates: 34°23′48″N 50°51′56″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Qom
County	Kahak
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	4,837
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Kahak, Qom at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,766 in 797 households, when it was in the former Nofel Loshato District of Qom County.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,906 people in 883 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,837 people in 1,480 households.^[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kahak County, and Kahak was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also known as Kahak-e Qom (کهک قم)^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (22 March 2024). "Kahak, Kahak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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. Kahak, Qom can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077201" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (15 February 1400). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Kahak District in Qom province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
5. "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.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 25. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.