Esfanjan
Persian: اسفنجان
Village
Esfanjan is located in Iran
Esfanjan
Esfanjan
Coordinates: 37°54′12″N 46°10′26″E / 37.90333°N 46.17389°E / 37.90333; 46.17389[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyOsku
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictSahand
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,544
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Esfanjan (Persian: اسفنجان, also Romanized as Esfanjān)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Sahand Rural District of the Central District of Osku County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 3,660 in 1,060 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,832 people in 1,206 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,544 people in 1,168 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 April 2023). "Esfanjan, Osku County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Esfanjan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062168" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 35 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Tabriz County under East Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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