Jafarabad, Ilam

For other places with the same name, see Jafarabad.

Jafarabad Persian: جعفراباد
City
Jafarabad Show map of Iran Jafarabad Show map of Ilam Province
Coordinates: 33°30′18″N 46°32′17″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Ilam
County	Ilam
District	Sivan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,737
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jafarabad (Persian: جعفراباد)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Sivan District of Ilam County, Ilam province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Mish Khas Rural District[4] until its capital was transferred to the village of Meydan.[5]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Jafarabad's population was 2,092 in 435 households, when it was a village in Mish Khas Rural District of the Central District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,346 people in 596 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,737 people in 621 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Sivan District.[5] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

In 2019, Jafarabad was elevated to the status of a city.[9]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Ja‘farābād; also known as Ja‘farābād-e Mīsh Khāş[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (23 November 2024). "Jafarabad, Ilam County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ilam Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Jafarabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3793354" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2024) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ilam County under Ilam province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11743.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2013) [Approved 14 December 2013]. Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Ilam province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposals 89421/42/1/1 and 135295/42/4/1; Letter 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. "Language distribution: Ilam Province [Jahfar Ābād, Jāfır Ābād]". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ilam Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ilam Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
9. "The approval of the Minister of the Interior with the establishment of Jafarabad municipality in Ilam province". borna.news (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.