At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population (as the village of Bar Aftab-e Sarfaryab in Sarfaryab Rural District of Kohgiluyeh County) was 1,968 in 453 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,723 people in 407 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Charam County.[9] The 2016 census measured the population as 1,995 people in 536 households,[2] by which time Bar Aftab-e Sarfaryab had merged with the village of Eslamabad-e Mashayekh to form the city of Sarfaryab.[3]
^ abRahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 19 July 1391]. Carrying out national divisions in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 15645/42/1/15645; Letter 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^Bar Aftab-e Sarfaryab can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10834848" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 9 October 1383]. Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.33009; Letter 58538T/26118H; Notification 31808/T31026K. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
^"Charam County Officially Established" (in Persian). 13 November 2010 – via moi.ir/news/74170/شهرستان-چرام-رسما-تاسيس-شد (Ministry of the Interior). Charam County, separated from Kohgiluyeh and centered on Charam city...This county currently has one city, two districts (Charam and Sarfaryab) and four rural districts (Cheram and Alqchin Rural Districts of Charam District and Sarfaryab...