Salafchegan District
{{Short description|District in Qom province, Iran}}
{{for|the city|Salafchegan}}
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Salafchegan District ({{langx|fa|بخش سلفچگان}}) is in Qom County, Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Salafchegan.{{cite report|title=Approval of divisional reforms in Qom province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/122736|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109151109/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/122736|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=9 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 13 November 1381|id=Proposal 1.4.42.47494; Letter 58538-26118; Notification 41029-27115|access-date=9 January 2024}}
History
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Salafchegan was elevated to the status of a city.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the conversion of Salafchegan village, the center of Salafchegan District, from the functions of Qom County, to a city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/134633|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109150410/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/134633|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=9 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 28 February 1387|id=Proposal 1/4/42/127340; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 30991/T32437K|access-date=9 January 2024}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 8,763 in 2,585 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qom Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/25.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083730/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/25.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 8,515 people in 2,725 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qom Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Qom.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120002334/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Qom.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 9,938 inhabitants in 3,272 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qom Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_25.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111121233/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_25.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=11 January 2021}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Salafchegan District Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neyzar RD | style="text-align: right;"| 4,155 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,068 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,620 |
| Rahjerd-e Sharqi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 4,608 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,717 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,928 |
| Salafchegan (city) | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 730 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,390 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 8,763 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,515 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,938 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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Category:Districts of Qom province
Category:Populated places in Qom County
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