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 Mishkhas Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Meydan.[4]
Jafarabad
Persian: جعفراباد | |
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City | |
  Jafarabad  Jafarabad | |
| Coordinates: 33°30′18″N 46°32′17″E / 33.50500°N 46.53806°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ilam |
| County | Ilam |
| District | Sivan |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,737 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
editEthnicity
editThe city is populated by Kurds.[5]
Population
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, Jafarabad's population was 2,092 in 435 households, when it was a village in Mishkhas Rural District of the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,346 people in 596 households.[7] 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 establishment of Sivan District.[4] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
In 2019, the village of Jafarabad was elevated to the status of a city.[8]
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 June 2023). "Jafarabad, Ilam County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ 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".
- ^ a b "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Ilam province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Language distribution: Ilam Province [Jahfar Ābād, Jāfır Ābād]". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "The approval of the Minister of Interior with the establishment of Jafarabad municipality in Ilam province". Borna News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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