Khusf Explained
| Khusf |
| Native Name: | Persian: خوسف |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Khorasan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Khusf |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 5716 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Khusf (Persian: خوسف) is a city in the Central District of Khusf County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] It is also the administrative center for Khusf Rural District.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,186 in 929 households, when it was in the former Khusf District of Birjand County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,920 people in 1,221 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,716 people in 1,544 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khusf County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Khusf as the county's capital.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Khusf, Khusf County . . 20 March 2023 . 20 March 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in South Khorasan province (Birjand County) . fa . RRK . https://web.archive.org/web/20231109193642/https://rrk.ir/Files/Laws/تصويب%E2%80%8Cنامه%20درخصوص%20تقسيمات%20كشوري%20در%20استان%20خراسان%20جنوبي%20شهرستان%20بيرجند.pdf . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 6 May 2012 . 9 November 2023 . 9 November 2023.
- Web site: Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand County under Khorasan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20170212043939/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110236 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 12 February 2017 . 27 December 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092820/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/29.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120174134/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/South-Khorasan.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017050122/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_29.xlsx . Excel . 17 October 2020.
