Asfyj
Persian: اسفيج
Village
Asfyj is located in Iran
Asfyj
Asfyj
Coordinates: 31°40′18″N 56°12′53″E / 31.67167°N 56.21472°E / 31.67167; 56.21472[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceYazd
CountyBehabad
DistrictAsfyj
Rural DistrictAsfyj
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total619
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Asfyj (Persian: اسفيج, also Romanized as Āsfyj, Asfij, Āsfīj, and Esfīj; also known as Āsfīch, Aspish, and Esfīch)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Asfyj Rural District of Asfyj District,[4] Behabad County, Yazd province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the district.[5]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 654 in 154 households, when it was in Behabad District of Bafq County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 739 people in 197 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 619 people in 203 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 March 2023). "Asfyj, Behabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Asfij can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053848" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and establishment of three rural districts in a part of Bafq County under Yazd province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. 1 2 Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud. "Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Yazd province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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