Salafchegan
City
Native namePersian: سلفچگان
Coordinates34°28′43″N 50°27′23″E
CountryIran
ProvinceQom
CountyQom
DistrictSalafchegan
Unit prefMetric
Population as of2016
Population total1390
Time zoneIRST (UTC+3:30)

Salafchegan (Persian: سلفچگان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Salafchegan District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran.[1] It also serves as the administrative center for Rahjerd-e Sharqi Rural District.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Salafchegan's population was 707 in 211 households, when it was a village in Rahjerd-e Sharqi Rural District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 730 people in 232 households,[4] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,390 people in 449 households.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Salafchagan; also known as Salafcheqān, Sarafchekān, Sarafjagān, and Sarafjakan[7]

References

  1. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024 [Approved 13 November 1381]). "Approval of divisional reforms in Qom province" (in Persian). lamtakam.com. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Proposal 1.4.42.47494; Letter 58538-26118; Notification 41029-27115. Archived 9 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 January 2024. – via Lam ta Kam.
  2. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2024 [Approved 2 February 1366]). "Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places in Qom County under Tehran province" (in Persian). lamtakam.com. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11955.1.5.53. Archived 9 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 January 2024. – via Lam ta Kam.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qom Province" (Excel) (in Persian). amar.org.ir. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qom Province" (Excel) (in Persian). irandataportal.syr.edu. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 20 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022. – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  5. ^ Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024 [Approved 28 February 1387]). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Salafchegan village, the center of Salafchegan District, from the functions of Qom County, to a city" (in Persian). lamtakam.com. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1/4/42/127340; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 30991/T32437K. Archived 9 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 January 2024. – via Lam ta Kam.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qom Province" (Excel) (in Persian). amar.org.ir. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 11 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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