Najafabad, Bijar

For the administrative division, see Najafabad Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Najafabad.

Najafabad Persian: نجف آباد
Village
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Coordinates: 35°47′35″N 47°14′18″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Bijar
District	Central
Rural District	Najafabad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	419
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Najafabad (Persian: نجف آباد)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Najafabad Rural District of the Central District of Bijar County, Kurdistan province, Iran.^[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Kurds.^[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 477 in 110 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 557 people in 145 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 419 people in 119 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Najafābād and Najfābād^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (16 August 2023). "Najafabad, Bijar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Najafabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076304" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Bijar County under Kurdistan province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
5. Mohammadirad, Masoud; Anonby, Erik; et al. "Language distribution in Kordestan Province, Iran". Atlas of the languages of Iran (ALI). Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.