Asfyj Rural District

Not to be confused with Asfyj District.

For the village, see Asfyj. For other places with a similar name, see Asfij.

Asfyj Rural District Persian: دهستان اسفيج
Rural District
Asfyj Rural District
Coordinates: 31°46′06″N 56°19′14″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Yazd
County	Behabad
District	Asfyj
Capital	Asfyj
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,064
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Asfyj Rural District (Persian: دهستان اسفيج)[3] is in Asfyj District of Behabad County, Yazd province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Asfyj.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Behabad District of Bafq County) was 2,070 in 525 households.[6] There were 2,127 inhabitants in 653 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County. The rural district was transferred to the new Asfyj District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,064 in 714 households. The most populous of its 61 villages was Asfyj, with 619 people.[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 November 2024). "Asfyj Rural District (Behabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
4. Ahmadinejad, Mahmud (c. 2023) [Approved 5 July 1388]. Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Yazd province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 99601/T43155H. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 9 December 1367]. Creation and establishment of three rural districts in a part of Bafq County under Yazd province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 88258/T698. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Yazd Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Yazd Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.