Karafs Explained
| Karafs |
| Native Name: | Persian: كرفس |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hamadan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dargazin |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Shahanjarin |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 4155 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Karafs (Persian: كرفس) is a city in Shahanjarin District of Dargazin County, Hamadan province, Iran.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Karafs's population was 4,041 in 951 households, when it was a village in Darjazin-e Olya Rural District of the former Qorveh-e Darjazin District of Razan County.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 4,086 people in 1,127 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 4,155 people in 1,250 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]
After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Dargazin County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Qorveh-e Dargazin as its capital. The rural district was transferred to the new Shahanjarin District.[5] Karafs was elevated to the status of a city.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Karafs, Dargazin County . . 19 October 2023 . 19 October 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093712/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/13.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117164705/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hamadan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210421224006/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_13.xlsx . Excel . 21 April 2021.
- Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Razan County of Hamadan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230731192503/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/264375 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 31 July 2023 . 8 December 1397 . 19 October 2023.
- Web site: Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Karafs village from the functions of Dargazin-e Olya Rural District, Dargazin County, Hamadan province, to a city . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521104718/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/260196 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 21 May 2022 . 1 November 2016 . 19 October 2023.
