Afzalabad, Khash

Coordinates: 28°18′58″N 61°27′14″E / 28.31611°N 61.45389°E / 28.31611; 61.45389
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Afzalabad
Persian: افضل‌آباد
Village
Afzalabad is located in Iran
Afzalabad
Afzalabad
Coordinates: 28°18′58″N 61°27′14″E / 28.31611°N 61.45389°E / 28.31611; 61.45389[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyKhash
DistrictPoshtkuh
Rural DistrictPoshtkuh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total172
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Afzalabad (Persian: افضل‌آباد) is a village in, and the capital of, Poshtkuh Rural District[3] of Poshtkuh District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 514 in 82 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 159 people in 43 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 172 people in 58 households.[2]

In December 2019, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Poshtkuh District, which was divided into two rural districts and no cities.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 April 2023). "Afzalabad, Khash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 2 February 1366. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 18 December 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)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of the Central District of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2023.