Afin Rural District

Afin Rural District
Persian: دهستان افين
Rural District
Afin Rural District is located in Iran
Afin Rural District
Afin Rural District
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 33°34′N 59°38′E / 33.567°N 59.633°E / 33.567; 59.633[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyZirkuh
DistrictZohan
Established2002[2]
CapitalAfin
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
4,699
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Afin Rural District (Persian: دهستان افين) is in Zohan District of Zirkuh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Afin.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's 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] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,699 in 1,451 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County.[4] The most populous of its 26 villages was Afin, with 1,215 people.[3]

Other villages in the rural district

See also

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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 May 2026). "دهستان افین, بخش زهان [Afin Rural District, Zohan District], Zirkuh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Aref, Mohammad Reza (29 May 2002) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/03/08 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تتغییرات تقسیماتی زیر را در استان خراسان [‌The following divisional reforms and changes in Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.77505. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 October 2011) [مصوب (Approved) 1390,08,05 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و ايجاد تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستانهاي قائنات و زيركوه در استان خراسان جنوبي [‌Reforms and creation of national divisions in the counties of Qaenat and Zirkuh in South Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 96287/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  5. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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