Jafarabad Rural District
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Jafarabad Rural District
Persian: دهستان جعفرآباد | |
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  Jafarabad Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′03″N 50°38′26″E / 34.81750°N 50.64056°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Qom |
| County | Jafarabad |
| District | Central |
| Capital | Jafarabad |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 9,676 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Jafarabad Rural District (Persian: دهستان جعفرآباد) is in the Central District[a] of Jafarabad County, Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Jafarabad.[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Gazeran,[4] now the city of Jafariyeh.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Jafarabad District[b] in Qom County) was 8,699 in 1,995 households.[6] There were 9,716 inhabitants in 2,594 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,676 in 2,760 households. The most populous of its 55 villages was Baqerabad, with 1,739 people.[2]
After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Jafarabad County and renamed the Central District.[3]
