Qom County
County in Qom province, Iran
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::summary County in Qom province, Iran ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Qom County |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | County |
| image_map | Qom counties.svg |
| image_map1 | IranQom-SVG.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Qom County in Qom province (yellow) |
| map_caption1 | Location of Qom province in Iran |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Iran |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Qom |
| seat_type | Capital |
| seat | Qom |
| parts_type | Districts |
| parts_style | para |
| p1 | Central |
| p2 | Khalajestan |
| p3 | Salafchegan |
| population_as_of | 2016 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1292283 |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | |
| timezone | IRST |
| utc_offset | +3:30 |
| footnotes | |
| :: |
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Qom County () is in Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qom.
History
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Salafchegan was elevated to the status of a city.
After the 2016 census, Jafarabad District and Qahan Rural District were separated from the county in the establishment of Jafarabad County, and Nofel Loshato District in establishing Kahak County.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,036,714, in 262,313 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,151,672 people in 320,977 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,292,283 in 383,532 households.
Administrative divisions
Qom County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
::data[format=table title="Qom County Population"]
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 988,462 | 1,102,921 | 1,235,485 |
| Qanavat RD | 16,658 | 13,529 | 15,617 |
| Qomrud RD | 6,615 | 5,694 | 7,043 |
| Qanavat (city) | 7,693 | 9,662 | 11,667 |
| Qom (city) | 957,496 | 1,074,036 | 1,201,158 |
| Jafarabad District | 15,334 | 16,919 | 19,063 |
| Jafarabad RD | 8,699 | 9,716 | 9,676 |
| Jafariyeh (city) | 6,635 | 7,203 | 9,387 |
| Khalajestan District | 9,534 | 8,079 | 7,207 |
| Dastjerd RD | 4,153 | 3,600 | 2,782 |
| Qahan RD | 4,260 | 3,145 | 2,900 |
| Dastjerd (city) | 1,121 | 1,334 | 1,525 |
| Nofel Loshato District | 14,621 | 15,235 | 20,588 |
| Fordo RD | 2,265 | 2,516 | 3,482 |
| Kahak RD | 9,590 | 9,813 | 12,269 |
| Kahak (city) | 2,766 | 2,906 | 4,837 |
| Salafchegan District | 8,763 | 8,515 | 9,938 |
| Neyzar RD | 4,155 | 4,068 | 4,620 |
| Rahjerd-e Sharqi RD | 4,608 | 3,717 | 3,928 |
| Salafchegan (city) | 730 | 1,390 | |
| Total | 1,036,714 | 1,151,672 | 1,292,283 |
| :: |
Notes
References
References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). (6 January 2025). "Qom County".
- Habibi, Hassan. (10 December 2014). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Tehran province centered on the city of Tehran". Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board.
- Davodi, Parviz. (c. 2024). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Salafchegan village, the center of Salafchegan District, from the functions of Qom County, to a city". Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board.
- Jahangiri, Ishaq. (14 April 2019). "Approval regarding national divisions in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qom, Lorestan, Mazandaran". Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers.
- Jahangiri, Ishaq. (c. 2022). "Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Kahak District in Qom province". Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers.
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qom Province". The Statistical Center of Iran.
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qom Province". The Statistical Center of Iran.
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qom Province". The Statistical Center of Iran.
- Bazargan, Mehdi. (c. 2024). "Changing the name of the district and the center of the district of Kahak from the functions of Qom city to Nofel Lochato". Council of Ministers of the Provisional Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- (4 December 2015). "'Nofel Lochato' Ruby in Qom".
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