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Khusf (Persian: خوسف)[a] is a city in the Central District of Khusf County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[6] It is also the administrative center for Khusf Rural District.[7] The village of Khusf was converted to a city in 1996.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city’s population was 3,186 in 929 households,[8] when it was capital of the former Khusf District in Birjand County.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 4,920 people in 1,221 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,716 people in 1,544 households,[4] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khusf County. The city was transferred to the new Central District as the county’s capital.[6]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Khoosaf and Khūsf[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 November 2024). “میدان امام خمینی [Meydan-e Emam Khomeyni], Khusf, دهستان خوسف, بخش مرکزی خوسف [Khusf Rural District, Central District of Khusf], Khusf County, South Khorasan Province, Iran” (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ “QVHR+MX9 Khosf, South Khorasan Province, Iran” (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (2 June 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375.3.13 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای خوسف تابع شهرستان بیرجند به شهر [‌Conversion of the village of Khusf, a subordinate of Birjand County, into a city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] E1895383-C82D-439D-B61B-25EC6DBC07A1. شماره دوره [Course number] 75, شماره جلد [Volume number] 1. Archived from the original on 18 April 2026. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ Khusf at GEOnet Names Server
  6. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 October 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 5/8/1390 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان جنوبی شهرستان بیرجند [‌Approval letter regarding country divisions in South Khorasan province, Birjand County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 81539/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 6 April 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 21 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در قسمتی از شهرستان بیرجند تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand County under 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]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 545.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. 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]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  10. ^ 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.