Qom County

Qom County

Persian: شهرستان قم
Qom County Persian: شهرستان قم
County
	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	Iran
Province	Qom
Capital	Qom
Districts	Central, Khalajestan, Salafchegan
Population (2016)
• Total	1,292,283
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Qom County at GEOnet Names Server

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Qom County (Persian: شهرستان قم) is in Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qom.

History

The village of Salafchegan was converted to a city in 2008.

In 2021, Jafarabad District and Qahan Rural District were separated from the county in the establishment of Jafarabad County. At the same time, Kahak District was separated in establishing Kahak County.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 1,036,714, in 262,313 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,151,672 people in 320,977 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,292,283 in 383,532 households.

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	2011	2016
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	15,334	16,919	19,063
Jafarabad RD	8,699	9,716	9,676
Jafariyeh (city)	6,635	7,203	9,387
Kahak District	14,621	15,235	20,588
Fordo RD	2,265	2,516	3,482
Kahak RD	9,590	9,813	12,269
Kahak (city)	2,766	2,906	4,837
Khalajestan District	9,534	8,079	7,207
Dastjerd RD	4,153	3,600	2,782
Qahan RD	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

Notes

↑ Renamed the Central District of Jafarabad County
↑ Formerly Nofel Loshato District, renamed the Central District of Kahak County
1 2 Transferred to Jafarabad County after the 2016 census
↑ Formerly Nofel Loshato District; transferred to Kahak County after the 2016 census and renamed the Central District
↑ Formerly Nofel Loshato

References

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.

[5] Renamed the Central District of Jafarabad County

[7] Formerly Nofel Loshato District, renamed the Central District of Kahak County

[fn1-10] 1 2 Transferred to Jafarabad County after the 2016 census

[11] Formerly Nofel Loshato District; transferred to Kahak County after the 2016 census and renamed the Central District

[13] Formerly Nofel Loshato

[2016_Qom_Province-1] 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.

[Tehran_Province_Structure-2] 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.

[Salafchegan_City-3] 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.

[Jafarabad_and_Kahak_Counties_Establishment-4] 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.

[Name_Changes_in_Nine_Provinces-6] 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.

[2006_Qom_Province-8] 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.

[2011_Qom_Province-9] 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.

[Nofel_Loshato_Renamed_Kahak-12] 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.