Asfyj Rural District

Not to be confused with Asfyj District.
For the village, see Asfyj. For other places with a similar name, see Asfij.

Asfyj Rural District
Persian: دهستان اسفيج
Rural District
Asfyj Rural District is located in Iran
Asfyj Rural District
Asfyj Rural District
Coordinates: 31°46′06″N 56°19′14″E / 31.76833°N 56.32056°E / 31.76833; 56.32056[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceYazd
CountyBehabad
DistrictAsfyj
CapitalAsfyj
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
2,064
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Asfyj Rural District (Persian: دهستان اسفيج)[3] is in Asfyj District of Behabad County, Yazd province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Asfyj.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Behabad District of Bafq County) was 2,070 in 525 households.[6] There were 2,127 inhabitants in 653 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County. The rural district was transferred to the new Asfyj District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,064 in 714 households. The most populous of its 61 villages was Asfyj, with 619 people.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 November 2024). "Asfyj Rural District (Behabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b Ahmadinejad, Mahmud (c. 2023) [Approved 5 July 1388]. Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Yazd province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 99601/T43155H. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 9 December 1367]. Creation and establishment of three rural districts in a part of Bafq County under Yazd province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 88258/T698. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Yazd Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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