Nafech

Nafech (Persian: نافچ)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Howmeh Rural District.^[6] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Chaleshtar,^[7] now a neighborhood in the city of Shahrekord. The village of Nafech was converted to a city in 2000.^[3]

Nafech Persian: نافچ
City
Nafech
Coordinates: 32°25′23″N 50°47′16″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
County	Shahrekord
District	Central
Established as a city	2000[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	4,059
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

Nafech is populated by Persians.^[8][9]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,814 in 903 households.^[10] The following census in 2011 counted 3,975 people in 1,089 households.^[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,059 people in 1,168 households.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Nāfch and Nāfech; also known as Nafeh and Nafej^[5]