Najafabad, Bijar

Coordinates: 35°47′35″N 47°14′18″E / 35.79306°N 47.23833°E / 35.79306; 47.23833
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Najafabad
Persian: نجف آباد
Village
Najafabad is located in Iran
Najafabad
Najafabad
Najafabad is located in Iran Kurdistan
Najafabad
Najafabad
Coordinates: 35°47′35″N 47°14′18″E / 35.79306°N 47.23833°E / 35.79306; 47.23833[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountyBijar
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictNajafabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total419
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Najafabad (Persian: نجف آباد), also Romanized as Najafābād and Najfābād,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Najafabad Rural District of the Central District of Bijar County, Kurdistan province, Iran.[4] The village is populated by Kurds.[5]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 August 2023). "Najafabad, Bijar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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.