Farrokhi, Isfahan

For other places with a similar name, see Farakhi.

Farrokhi Persian: فرخي
City
Farrokhi
Coordinates: 33°50′41″N 54°56′37″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Khur and Biabanak
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,968
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Farrokhi (Persian: فرخي)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Khur and Biabanak County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Biabanak Rural District.^[4] Farrokhi's documented history begins as late as the Qajar period. It was then one of the eight major villages that constituted Biabanak District of Khur and Biabanak County.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Language

Farrokhi has its local dialect, called Farvi or Farvigi, a variety of the West Iranian language spoken in southern Biabanak district.^[5]

Population

The earliest demographic data comes from the local census of 1884, which recorded 939 inhabitants in 230 households.^[6]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Farrokhi's population was 2,715 in 668 households, when it was a village in Biabanak Rural District of the former Khur and Biabanak District of Nain County.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,502 people in 724 households,^[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khur and Biabanak County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District,^[9] and Farrokhi was elevated to the status of a city.^[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,968 people in 909 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Farrokhī; also known as Farūkhi^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (30 November 2024). "Farrokhi, Khur and Biabanak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 30 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. Farrokhi can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062754" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (10 October 2014) [Approved 10 April 1366]. Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Nain County under Isfahan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 35.1.5.53; Notification 212/T341. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Habib Borjian, "FARVI DIALECT," Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, 2013 [1]
6. Habib Borjian, “FARROḴI,” Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, 2016[2]
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Ahmadinejad, Mahmud (1 August 2009). "Khur and Biabanak County was added to the map of national divisions". moi.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Ministry of the Interior.
10. Dostali, Majid (c. 2023) [Approved 25 September 1388]. Amendment letter of approval regarding the recognition of Farrokhi and Bafran villages from the functions of Nain County in Isfahan province as Farrokhi and Bafran cities. solh.ir (Report) (in Persian). Letter 185983/T37206K. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Iranian Knowledge Authority, Iranian Legal Authority (Civilika).