Chanef

Chanef (Persian: چانف) is a city in, and the capital of, Ahuran District of Nik Shahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, and also serves as capital of Chanef Rural District.[3]

Chanef
Persian: چانف
City
Chanef is located in Iran
Chanef
Chanef
Coordinates: 26°38′24″N 60°29′53″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyNik Shahr
DistrictAhuran
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total2,297
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 1,692 in 389 households, when it was a village in Chanef Rural District of the former Lashar District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,425 people in 535 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,297 people in 606 households,[2] by which time Ahuran District had been established and divided into two rural districts.[3]

After the census, the village of Chanef was elevated to the status of a city.[6]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (16 April 2023). "Chanef, Nik Shahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Rahimi, Mohammadreza. "Six changes in the map of country divisions of Lorestan and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. Fazli, Rahmani. "The Minister of Interior agreed to convert the village of Chanef into a city". Nik Shahr Khabar (in Persian). Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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