Jafarabad, Bijar
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Jafarabad
Persian: جعفر آباد | |
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Village | |
  Jafarabad .svg) Jafarabad | |
| Coordinates: 36°11′38″N 47°17′25″E / 36.19389°N 47.29028°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kurdistan |
| County | Bijar |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Siyah Mansur |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 558 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Jafarabad (Persian: جعفر آباد)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Siyah Mansur Rural District of the Central District of Bijar County, Kurdistan province, Iran.[4]
Ethnicity
The village is populated by Kurds with an Azerbaijani minority.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 698 in 165 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 694 people in 168 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 558 people in 193 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
