Khusf (Persian: خوسف)[a] is a city in the Central District of Khusf County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is also the administrative center for Khusf Rural District.[5]
Khusf
Persian: خوسف | |
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  Khusf | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′51″N 58°53′33″E / 32.78083°N 58.89250°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | South Khorasan |
| County | Khusf |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,716 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Khusf at GEOnet Names Server | |
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,186 in 929 households, when it was in the former Khusf District of Birjand County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,920 people in 1,221 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,716 people in 1,544 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khusf County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Khusf as the county's capital.[4]
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editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 March 2023). "Khusf, Khusf County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Khusf can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071467" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (6 May 2012). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in South Khorasan province (Birjand County)" (PDF). RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand County under Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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