Salafchegan

Salafchegan (Persian: سلفچگان; also romanized as Salafchagan; also known as Salafcheqān, Sarafchekān, Sarafjagān, and Sarafjakan) is a city in, and the capital of, Salafchegan District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Rahjerd-e Sharqi Rural District.

Salafchegan
Persian: سلفچگان
City
Salafchegan
Coordinates: 34°28′43″N 50°27′23″E
Country Iran
ProvinceQom
CountyQom
DistrictSalafchegan
Population
 (2016)
  Total1,390
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Salafchegan at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, its population was 707 in 211 households, when it was a village in Rahjerd-e Sharqi Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 730 people in 232 households, by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,390 people in 449 households.

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