Kaj, Hamadan
Village in Hamadan province, Iran
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Kaj (Persian: كاج)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Dargazin-e Sharqi Rural District of Shahanjarin District, Dargazin County, Hamadan province, Iran.[4]
Kaj
Persian: كاج | |
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Village | |
  Kaj | |
| Coordinates: 35°18′02″N 49°08′24″E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hamadan |
| County | Dargazin |
| District | Shahanjarin |
| Rural District | Dargazin-e Sharqi |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,053 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,114 in 292 households, when it was in Darjazin-e Olya Rural District[b] of the former Qorveh-ye Darjazin District of Razan County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,133 people in 342 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,053 people in 334 households.[2]
After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Dargazin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Shahanjarin District and renamed Dargazin-e Olya Rural District. Kaj was transferred to Dargazin-e Sharqi Rural District created in the district.[4]
