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 Asfyj Rural District of Asfyj District, Behabad County, Yazd province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 654 in 154 households, when it was in Behabad District of Bafq County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 739 people in 197 households,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County.[6] 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. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Based on the approval of the government, two counties were created: Rabor County centered on Rabor city of Kerman province, and Behabad County, centered on Behabad city of Yazd province". Raja News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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