Gharqabad (Persian: غرق آباد) is a city in Nowbaran District of Saveh County, Markazi province, Iran.

Etymology

In antiquity the city was named Karagava, whose derivation is karag (tax) and ava (place). Locally the city is still referred to as Kargava.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,394 in 1,229 households. The following census in 2011 counted 4,992 people in 1,518 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,375 people in 1,805 households.

See also

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