Khusf

For the administrative divisions of South Khorasan province, see Khusf County and Khusf Rural District. For the village in Yazd province, see Khusef.

Khusf (Persian: خوسف)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Khusf County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4] It is also the administrative center for Khusf Rural District.^[5]

Khusf Persian: خوسف
City
Khusf
Coordinates: 32°46′45″N 58°53′33″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
County	Khusf
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,716
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Khusf at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,186 in 929 households,^[6] when it was capital of the former Khusf District of Birjand County.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 4,920 people in 1,221 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,716 people in 1,544 households,^[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khusf County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Khusf as the county's capital.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Khoosaf and Khūsf^[3]