Salafchegan

For the administrative division, see Salafchegan District.

Salafchegan (Persian: سلفچگان)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Salafchegan District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran.^[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Rahjerd-e Sharqi Rural District.^[5]

Salafchegan Persian: سلفچگان
City
Salafchegan
Coordinates: 34°28′43″N 50°27′23″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Qom
County	Qom
District	Salafchegan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,390
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Salafchegan at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Salafchegan's population was 707 in 211 households, when it was a village in Rahjerd-e Sharqi Rural District.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 730 people in 232 households,^[7] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,390 people in 449 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Salafchagan; also known as Salafcheqān, Sarafchekān, Sarafjagān, and Sarafjakan^[3]