Kaj, Hamadan

Kaj (Persian: كاج), also Romanized as Kāj; also known as Kach, is a village in, and the capital of, Dargazin-e Sharqi Rural District of Shahanjarin District, Dargazin County, Hamadan province, Iran.

Kaj
Persian: كاج
Village
Kaj
Coordinates: 35°18′02″N 49°08′24″E
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyDargazin
DistrictShahanjarin
Rural DistrictDargazin-e Sharqi
Population
 (2016)
  Total1,053
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,114 in 292 households, when it was in Darjazin-e Olya Rural District of the former Qorveh-e Darjazin District of Razan County. The following census in 2011 counted 1,133 people in 342 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,053 people in 334 households.

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Dargazin County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Qorveh-e Dargazin as its capital.

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