Karasf
Persian: كرسف
City
Karasf is located in Iran
Karasf
Karasf
Coordinates: 36°02′42″N 48°30′24″E / 36.04500°N 48.50667°E / 36.04500; 48.50667[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyKhodabandeh
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,083
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Karasf (Persian: كرسف, also Romanized as Karsof; also known as Karafs and Qarasf)[3] is a city in the Central District of Khodabandeh County, Zanjan province, Iran, and serves as the administrative center for Karasf Rural District.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,869 in 753 households, when it was a village in Karasf Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,381 people in 1,221 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,083 people in 965 households,[2] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[4]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 February 2023). "Karasf, Khodabandeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 19. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Karasf can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069674" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 May 2013). "Six new cities and towns were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 19. 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. 19. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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