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Afus

Coordinates: 33°01′23″N 50°05′33″E / 33.02306°N 50.09250°E / 33.02306; 50.09250
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Afus
Persian: افوس
City
Afus is located in Iran
Afus
Afus
Coordinates: 33°01′23″N 50°05′33″E / 33.02306°N 50.09250°E / 33.02306; 50.09250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyBuin Miandasht
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,696
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Afus (Persian: افوس)[a] is a city in the Central District of Buin Miandasht County, Isfahan province, Iran. It served as the administrative center for Gorji Rural District[4] until the capital was transferred to the village of Dashkasan.

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,805 in 1,045 households, when it was in the former Buin Miandasht District of Faridan County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,313 people in 1,243 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,696 people in 1,258 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Buin Miandasht County. Afus and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District.[7]

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Afūs; also known as Afūz and Aqdas[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 June 2023). "Afus, Buin Miandasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Afus can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10918761" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Faridan County under Isfahan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 May 2013). "Six new cities and towns were added to the map of country divisions, with some changes in the geography of the seven provinces of the country". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2023.