Salafchegan
Persian: سلفچگان | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 34°28′43″N 50°27′23″E / 34.47861°N 50.45639°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 |
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]
At the 2006 census, its 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 latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,390 people in 449 households.[2]