Afin Rural District

Coordinates: 33°33′52″N 59°37′51″E / 33.56444°N 59.63083°E / 33.56444; 59.63083
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Afin Rural District
Persian: دهستان افين
Afin Rural District is located in Iran
Afin Rural District
Afin Rural District
Coordinates: 33°33′52″N 59°37′51″E / 33.56444°N 59.63083°E / 33.56444; 59.63083[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyZirkuh
DistrictZohan
CapitalAfin
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,699
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Afin Rural District (Persian: دهستان افين) is in Zohan District of Zirkuh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Afin.[4]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of Qaen County) was 5,311 in 1,412 households.[5] There were 4,760 inhabitants in 1,494 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 4,699 in 1,451 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County.[3] The most populous of its 26 villages was Afin, with 1,215 people.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 March 2023). "Afin Rural District (Zirkuh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 August 2013). "Reforms and creation of country divisions in Qaen and Zirkuh Counties in South Khorasan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza. "Reforms and changes in the following divisions in Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.