Qom County
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Qom County
Persian: شهرستان قم | |
|---|---|
 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[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]
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Salafchegan was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
After the 2016 census, Jafarabad District[a] and Qahan Rural District were separated from the county in the establishment of Jafarabad County, and Nofel Loshato District[b] in establishing Kahak County.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,036,714, in 262,313 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,151,672 people in 320,977 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,292,283 in 383,532 households.[2]
Administrative divisions
Qom County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[c] | 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[c] | 4,260 | 3,145 | 2,900 |
| Dastjerd (city) | 1,121 | 1,334 | 1,525 |
| Nofel Loshato District[d] | 14,621 | 15,235 | 20,588 |
| Fordo RD | 2,265 | 2,516 | 3,482 |
| Kahak RD | 9,590 | 9,813 | 12,269 |
| Kahak (city)[e] | 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 | |||
