Qom County

For the city, see Qom. For other places with a similar name, see Qom.

Qom County Persian: شهرستان قم
County
Location of Qom County in Qom province (yellow)
Location of Qom province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°42′N 51°02′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]

History

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.

Qom County Population

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

See also

Media related to Qom County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Renamed the Central District of Jafarabad County[5]
2. Renamed Kahak District[6] and again renamed the Central District of Kahak County[5]
3. Transferred to Jafarabad County after the 2016 census[5]
4. Transferred to Kahak County after the 2016 census[5]
5. Formerly Nofel Loshato,[9] renamed Kahak[10]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 January 2025). "Qom County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qom Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (10 December 2014) [Approved 21 June 1369]. 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. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 8416/T133K. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. 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. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1/4/42/127340; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 30991/T32437K. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2022) [Approved 15 February 1400]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Kahak District in Qom province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 206826. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 April 2019) [Approved 22 December 1397]. Approval regarding national divisions in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qom, Lorestan, Mazandaran. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 158389; Notification 175033/T56016H. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qom 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): Qom Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
9. Bazargan, Mehdi (c. 2024) [Approved 2 July 1358]. Changing the name of the district and the center of the district of Kahak from the functions of Qom city to Nofel Lochato. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Council of Ministers of the Provisional Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Proposal 8157.53. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025 – via Lam ta Kam.
10. "'Nofel Lochato' Ruby in Qom". borna.news (in Persian). 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025 – via Borna News Agency.