Qom County

County in Qom province, Iran

For the city, see Qom. For other places with a similar name, see Qom.

County in Qom, Iran

Qom County

Persian: شهرستان قم

County

Location of Qom County in Qom province (yellow)

Location of Qom province in Iran

Coordinates: 34°42′N 51°02′E﻿ / ﻿34.700°N 51.033°E﻿ / 34.700; 51.033[1]
Country| Iran
Province| Qom
Capital| Qom
Districts| Central, Khalajestan, Salafchegan
Population

(2016)[2]

• Total| 1,292,283
Time zone| UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Qom County at GEOnet Names Server

Qom County (Persian: شهرستان قم) is in Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qom.[3]

## History

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After the 2006 National Census, the village of Salafchegan was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

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 the formation of Kahak County.[5]

## Demographics

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### Population

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At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,036,714, in 262,313 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,151,672 people in 320,977 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,292,283 in 383,532 households.[2]

### Administrative divisions

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Qom County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Qom County Population  Administrative Divisions | 2006[6] | 2011[7] | 2016[2]

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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[a] | 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[a] | 4,260 | 3,145 | 2,900
Dastjerd (city) | 1,121 | 1,334 | 1,525
Nofel Loshato District[b] | 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
RD = Rural District

## See also

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Media related to Qom County at Wikimedia Commons

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Transferred to Jafarabad County after the 2016 census[5]
2. ^ Transferred to Kahak County after the 2016 census[5]

## References

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1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 March 2024). "Qom County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
2. ^ a b c "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. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "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". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
4. ^ Davodi, Parviz. "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Salafchegan village, the center of Salafchegan District, from the functions of Qom County, to a city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
5. ^ a b c 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.
6. ^ a b "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.
7. ^ a b "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.

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Qom Province, Iran

Capital|

* Qom

Counties and cities|

| Qom County|

* Dastjerd
* Qom
* Qanavat
* Salafchegan

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Jafarabad County|

* Jafariyeh
* Qahan

Kahak County|

* Kahak

Sights|

* Chelakhtaran Imamzadeh
* Hajaskarkhan bath
* House of Khomeini
* House of Mulla Sadra
* Fatima al-Masumeh Shrine
* Feyziyeh School
* Jamkaran Mosque
* Jameh Mosque of Qom
* Qom Bazaar
* Green dome garden
* Namak Lake
* Howz-e Soltan Salt Lake
* Qom salt dome

populated places|

* List of cities, towns and villages in Qom Province

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Qom County

Capital|

* Qom

Districts|

| Central|

| Cities|

* Qom
* Qanavat

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Rural Districts
and villages|

| Qanavat|

* Dowlatabad-e Aqa
* Eslamabad
* Hajjiabad-e Aqa
* Hoseynabad-e Mish Mast
* Jamkaran
* Jannatabad
* Langerud
* Mobarakabad
* Mowmenabad
* Navaran
* Sarajeh
* Shamsabad
* Zanburak

|

Qomrud|

* Abbasabad
* Alborz
* Aliabad
* Anjirli
* Baghak
* Bagh-e Now
* Baqerabad
* Cheshmeh Palang-e Pain
* Cheshmeh Shur
* Dulay Qarqi
* Farajabad
* Feyzabad
* Hajjiabad
* Ilikhi Bolaghi
* Jafarabad
* Kaj
* Kuh Sefid
* Kurgal
* Malekabad
* Mazraeh-ye Allahyar
* Mirabad
* Mohammadabad
* Moshkabad
* Qaleh Soltan Baji
* Qaleh-ye Sadri
* Qaleh-ye Sangi
* Qanbar Ali
* Qashqa Bolagh
* Qeshlaq-e Alborz
* Qeshlaq-e Malek Qaleh
* Qomrud
* Rahmatabad
* Safarabad
* Seydabad
* Seyfabad
* Shahrak-e Dam
* Sharifabad

Jafarabad|

| Cities|

* Jafariyeh

|

Rural Districts
and villages|

| Jafarabad|

* Abdolabad-e Pain
* Aliabad-e Enqelab
* Aliabad-e Nazarali Khan
* Alvirabad
* Asgarli
* Baqerabad
* Bostanabad
* Dizar
* Dowlatabad
* Dowlatabad
* Golestan
* Heydarabad
* Hoseynabad-e Zand
* Jafarabad
* Kalagh Neshin
* Karimabad
* Khederabad
* Mahmudabad
* Masumabad
* Moqbelabad
* Najmabad
* Nurabad
* Pachian
* Pestagan
* Qezelabad
* Sadabad
* Safdar
* Seydabad
* Sharifabad-e Gavkhuni
* Sharifabad-e Zand
* Taghrud

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Kahak|

| Cities|

* Kahak

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Rural Districts
and villages|

| Fordo|

* Abadi Emamzadeh Esmail
* Dastgerd
* Fordo
* Khaveh
* Meyyem
* Tireh
* Vayrij
* Veshnavah

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Kahak|

* Abarjes
* Bidhand
* Kermejegan
* Khowrabad
* Qobad Bazn
* Sarm
* Shahzadeh Ebrahim
* Sīrū
* Varnavaj
* Verjan

Khalajestan|

| Cities|

* Dastjerd

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Rural Districts
and villages|

| Dastjerd|

* Ahmadabad
* Amereh
* Fujerd
* Giv
* Hasanabad
* Hemmatabad
* Isaabad
* Jerik Aghaj
* Jowzeh
* Kondrud
* Mansurabad
* Maqbulabad
* Mujan
* Nayeh
* Nurabad
* Rastehgan
* Razband
* Sanavand
* Sefidaleh
* Seft
* Sorkh Deh
* Tinuj
* Varzaneh
* Veshareh
* Zizgan

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Qahan|

* Ab Danak
* Aghelak
* Algan
* Alikhan Beyki
* Anjileh
* Banabar
* Chahak
* Chamanak
* Esfid
* Gazabad
* Jemezqan
* Kasva
* Kiab
* Kohandan
* Mehrzamin
* Mushakiyeh
* Nevis
* Qahan
* Rushagan
* Sulaqan
* Vasfownjerd
* Venan

Salafchegan|

| Cities|

* Salafchegan

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Rural Districts
and villages|

| Neyzar|

* Aliabad
* Chal Gonbad
* Cheshmeh Ali
* Dowlatabad
* Hajjiabad-e Neyzaz
* Hasanabad
* Hesar-e Sorkh
* Hoseynabad
* Khadijeh Khatun
* Khalajabad
* Khorramabad
* Majidabad
* Neyzar
* Qaleh Cham
* Sariyeh Khatun
* Tayqan

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Rahjerd-e Sharqi
(Eastern Rahjerd)|

* Anayit Beyk
* Bagh-e Yek
* Besharatabad
* Dizijan
* Eslamabad
* Jondab
* Mazraeh-ye Abbasabad
* Mazraeh-ye Hoseynabad
* Mazraeh-ye Seh Tan
* Mohammad Beyk
* Neyjeh
* Qaleh-ye Allahqolibeyk
* Qarah Su
* Qazi-ye Bala
* Qazi-ye Pain
* Rahjerd
* Sanjagan
* Seyyedabad
* Shurab
* Taj Khatun
* Tarlab
* Yekeh Bagh
* Zavarian

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