Khomam County

Khomam County

Persian: شهرستان خمام
Khomam County Persian: شهرستان خمام
County
	Location of Khomam County in Gilan province (top center, purple)
	Location of Gilan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 37°23′N 49°39′E / 37.383°N 49.650°E / 37.383; 49.650
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
Capital	Khomam
Districts	Central, Chukam
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khomam County (Persian: شهرستان خمام) is in Iran's northwestern Gilan province. Its capital is the city of Khomam,^[2] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 20,897 in 7,143 households.^[3]

In August 2019, the former Khomam District was separated from Rasht County in the establishment of Khomam County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Khomam as its capital and only city.^[2] In March 2023, the village of Chukam in Chukam District was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Administrative divisions

The structure of Khomam County's administrative divisions is shown in the following table.

Khomam County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Chapar Khaneh RD
Kateh Sar-e Khomam RD
Khomam (city)
Chukam District
Eshkik RD¹
Forshki RD
Chukam (city)²
RD: Rural District ¹Formerly Chukam Rural District ²Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 October 2023). "Khomam County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ a b "According to Fars News Agency from Rasht, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi Dastjardi announced the promotion of Chukam from village to city to Gilan Governor Asadullah Abbasi in a letter". Fars News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (3 October 2023). "Khomam County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[Khomam_County-2] Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[2016_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Chukam_City-4] "According to Fars News Agency from Rasht, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi Dastjardi announced the promotion of Chukam from village to city to Gilan Governor Asadullah Abbasi in a letter". Fars News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.