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Afus (Persian: افوس)[a] is a city in the Central District of Buin Miandasht County, Isfahan province, Iran. As a village, it served as the capital of Gorji Rural District[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Dashkasan. Afus was converted to a city in 1996.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city’s population was 3,805 in 1,045 households, when it was in the former Buin Miandasht District of Faridan County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 4,313 people in 1,243 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,696 people in 1,258 households,[4] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Buin Miandasht County. Afus and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District.[9]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Afūs; also known as Afūz and Aqdas[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 November 2024). “Afus, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Buin and Miandasht County, Isfahan Province, Iran” (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ “23FV+62C Afus, Isfahan Province, Iran” (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (2 June 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375.3.13 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تبدیل روستای افوس تابع شهرستان فریدن به شهر [‌Converting the village of Afus, a subordinate of Faridan County, into a city]. 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.] 1.4.42.9217. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Afus at GEOnet Names Server
  6. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.04.10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 11 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان فریدن تابع استان اصفهان [‌Establishment and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Faridan County, subordinate to Isfahan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 34.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 September 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 7/5/1392 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. با چند تغییر در جغرافیای 7 استان کشور؛ 6 شهرستان و شهر جدید به نقشه تقسیمات کشوری اضافه شد [‌With a few changes in the geography of the country’s 7 provinces; 6 new cities and towns added to the country’s division map]. Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. کد خبر [News Code] 229584. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2026.