Qahan

Qahan is a city in, and the capital of, Qahan District of Jafarabad County, Qom province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Qahan Rural District.

Demographics

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Qahan's population was 715 in 193 households, when it was a village in Qahan Rural District of Khalajestan District, Qom County. The following census in 2011 counted 747 people in 255 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 784 people in 286 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
After the census, the rural district was separated from the county in the establishment of Jafarabad County and transferred to the new Qahan District. Qahan was elevated to the status of a city in 2018.