Qom County
Qom County
Persian: شهرستان قم | |
|---|---|
Fatima Masumeh Shrine in the city of Qom | |
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 | |
| Country | |
| Province | Qom |
| Capital | Qom |
| Districts | Central, Khalajestan, Salafchegan |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• 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.[2]
History
[edit]The village of Salafchegan was converted to a city in 2008.[3]
In 2021, Jafarabad District[a] and Qahan Rural District were separated from the county in the establishment of Jafarabad County. At the same time, Kahak District[b] was separated in establishing Kahak County.[4]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 1,036,714, in 262,313 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,151,672 people in 320,977 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,292,283 in 383,532 households.[1]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Qom County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[6] | 2011[7] | 2016[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kahak 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||
See also
[edit]
Media related to Qom County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Renamed the Central District of Jafarabad County[4]
- ↑ Formerly Nofel Loshato District,[5] renamed the Central District of Kahak County[4]
- 1 2 Transferred to Jafarabad County after the 2016 census[4]
- ↑ Formerly Nofel Loshato District;[5] transferred to Kahak County after the 2016 census and renamed the Central District[4]
- ↑ Formerly Nofel Loshato[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان قم [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Qom Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان تهران به مرکزیت شهر تهران [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Tehran province centered on the city of Tehran]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] B559F46F-4863-4D87-ACAB-5274C02BA3C5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Davoodi, Parviz (19 May 2008) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1387/02/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای سلفچگان مرکز بخش سلفچگان از توابع شهرستان قم به شهر [Approval letter regarding the conversion of Salafchegan village, the center of Salafchegan District, from the functions of Qom County, to a city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] A4D97E56-1F1F-4F98-B1A0-89EEF0528122. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Jahangiri, Eshaq (5 May 2021) [مصوب (Approved) 1400,02,15 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري بخش كهك در استان قم [Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Kahak District in Qom province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 206826. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (17 March 2019) [تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date) 26/12/1397 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استانهای آذربایجان غربی، اردبیل، اصفهان، بوشهر، سیستان و بلوچستان، فارس، قم، لرستان، مازندران [Approval regarding national divisions in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qom, Lorestan, Mazandaran]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه [Notification number] 175033/T56016H. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان قم [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Qom Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان قم [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Qom Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ یاقوتهای «نوفل لوشاتو» در قم ['Nofel Lochato' Rubies in Qom]. رسانه های خبرگزاری برنا [Borna News Agency Media] (in Persian). 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2026.