Jafarabad () is a city in, and the capital of,
Sivan District
Sivan District () is in Ilam County, Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jafarabad.
History
After the 2011 National Census, Mish Khas Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Sivan District. ...
of
Ilam County
Ilam County () is in Ilam Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ilam.
History
After the 2011 National Census, Keshvari Rural District was created in the Central District, and Mish Khas Rural District was separated from it in the f ...
,
Ilam province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of
Mish Khas Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of
Meydan.
There is a
Reformed
Reform is beneficial change.
Reform, reformed or reforming may also refer to:
Media
* ''Reform'' (album), a 2011 album by Jane Zhang
* Reform (band), a Swedish jazz fusion group
* ''Reform'' (magazine), a Christian magazine
Places
* Reform, Al ...
church in the village.
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by
Kurds
Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...
.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Jafarabad's population was 2,092 in 435 households, when it was a village in Mish Khas Rural District of the
Central District.
The following census in 2011 counted 2,346 people in 596 households.
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 formation of Sivan District.
It was the most populous village in its rural district.
In 2019, Jafarabad was elevated to the status of a city.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Ilam province
Populated places in Ilam County
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