Kahak County (Persian: شهرستان کهک) is in Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kahak,[2][a] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 4,837 in 1,480 households.[5]
Kahak County
Persian: شهرستان کهک | |
|---|---|
 Location of Kahak County in Qom province (pink) | |
 Location of Qom province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 34°21′N 50°54′E / 34.350°N 50.900°E[1] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Qom |
| Capital | Kahak |
| Districts | Central, Fordo |
| Time zone | UTC 3:30 (IRST) |
History
editAfter the 2016 census, Nofel Loshato District[b] was separated from Qom County in the establishment of Kahak County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Kahak as its capital and only city.[2]
Demographics
editAdministrative divisions
editKahak County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions |
|---|
| Central District[c] |
| Kahak RD |
| Kermejegan RD[d] |
| Kahak (city)[a] |
| Fordo District |
| Fordo RD |
| Khaveh RD[d] |
| RD = Rural District |
See also
edit
Media related to Kahak County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
edit- ^ a b Formerly Nofel Loshato,[3] renamed Kahak[4]
- ^ Renamed Kahak District[6] and again renamed the Central District of Kahak County[2]
- ^ Formerly Nofel Loshato District[3] and then Kahak District of Qom County[6]
- ^ a b Established after the 2016 census[2]
References
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 January 2025). "Kahak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Approval of the reform of national divisions in nine provinces of the country". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 9 April 2019 [Approved 22 December 1397]. Proposal 158389. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2024 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.