Khanafereh

For the administrative division, see Khanafereh District.

Khanafereh (Persian: خنافره)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Khanafereh District of Shadegan County, Khuzestan province, Iran.^[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Salami Rural District.^[6][b]

Khanafereh Persian: خنافره
City
Khanafereh
Coordinates: 30°37′58″N 48°38′01″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Shadegan
District	Khanafereh
Established as a municipality	2012[2]
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	3,853
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 3,759 in 609 households, when it was the village of Khorusi-ye Jonubi in Khanafereh Rural District^[c] of the Central District.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 3,633 people in 831 households,^[8] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Khanafereh District and renamed Salami Rural District.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population as 3,853 people in 958 households,^[3] when the village had been elevated to city status as Khanafereh.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Khorusi-ye Jonubi (خروسي جنوبي),^[2] also romanized as Khorūsī-ye Jonūbī^[4]
2. Formerly Khanafereh Rural District^[5]
3. Renamed Salami Rural District^[5]