Jafarabad, Jafarabad
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Jafarabad
Persian: جعفراباد | |
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Village | |
  Jafarabad | |
| Coordinates: 34°47′24″N 50°34′28″E / 34.79000°N 50.57444°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Qom |
| County | Jafarabad |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Jafarabad |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 919 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Jafarabad (Persian: جعفراباد)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Jafarabad Rural District of the Central District[b] of Jafarabad County, Qom province, Iran.[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Gazeran,[5] now the city of Jafariyeh.[6]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 845 in 190 households, when it was in Jafarabad District[c] in Qom County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 707 people in 189 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 919 people in 279 households.[2]
After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Jafarabad County and renamed the Central District.[4]
