Chanef
Persian: چانف
City
Chanef is located in Iran
Chanef
Chanef
Coordinates: 26°38′24″N 60°29′53″E / 26.64000°N 60.49806°E / 26.64000; 60.49806[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyNik Shahr
DistrictAhuran
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,297
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Chanef (Persian: چانف) is a city in, and the capital of, Ahuran District of Nik Shahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran,[3] and also serves as the administrative center for Chanef Rural District.[4]

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.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,425 people in 535 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,297 people in 606 households,[2] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Ahuran District.[3]

After the census, the village of Chanef was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 April 2023). "Chanef, Nik Shahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammadreza (1 August 2013). "Creation and implementation of country divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 August 1365). "Approval regarding the definitions and regulations of Iranshahr divisions". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ 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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