Afus

Afus Persian: افوس
City
Afus
Coordinates: 33°01′23″N 50°05′33″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Buin Miandasht
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,696
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Afus (Persian: افوس)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Buin Miandasht County, Isfahan province, Iran. As a village, it served as the capital of Gorji Rural District^[4] until its capital was transferred to the village of Dashkasan. The village of Afus was elevated to the status of a city in 1996.^[5]

Demographics

Population

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.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,313 people in 1,243 households.^[7] 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.^[8]

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See also

Iran portal

Notes

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

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 November 2024). "Afus, Buin Miandasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Isfahan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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 (29 September 1391) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Faridan County under Isfahan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 34.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Habibi, Hassan (10 January 2012) [Approved 28 March 1375]. Converting the village of Afus, a sub-district of Faridan County, into a city. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.9217; Letter 93808/T907; Notification 3383/T15866K. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Isfahan 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): Isfahan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 July 2013) [Approved 7 May 2013]. "Six new cities and towns were added to the map of national divisions". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.