Qahan District

Qahan District

Persian: بخش قاهان
Qahan District Persian: بخش قاهان
District
	Qahan District
	Coordinates: 34°43′23″N 50°15′26″E / 34.72306°N 50.25722°E
Country	Iran
Province	Qom
County	Jafarabad
Capital	Qahan
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qahan District (Persian: بخش قاهان) is in Jafarabad County, Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qahan,^[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 784 in 286 households.^[3]

History

After the 2016 census, Jafarabad District and Qahan Rural District were separated from Qom County in the establishment of Jafarabad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Jafariyeh as its capital and only city.^[2] In May 2023, the village of Qahan was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Qahan District
Administrative Divisions
Kohandan RD
Qahan RD
Qahan (city)^[a]
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 May 2023). "Qahan District (Jafarabad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b Vahidi, Ahmed (19 May 2023). "With the approval of the Minister of Interior, Qahan village in Qom province became a city". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

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[5] Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (12 May 2023). "Qahan District (Jafarabad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 May 2023.

[Jafarabad_and_Kahak_Counties-2] 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.

[2016_census-3] "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.

[Qahan_City-4] Vahidi, Ahmed (19 May 2023). "With the approval of the Minister of Interior, Qahan village in Qom province became a city". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

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