Bazoft, Kuhrang

For the administrative divisions, see Bazoft District, Bazoft-e Bala Rural District, and Bazoft-e Pain Rural District.

Bazoft (Persian: بازفت) is a city in, and the capital of, Bazoft District of Kuhrang County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. In 2013, the former villages of Chaman Goli (چمن گلی) and Telurd (تلورد) merged in the establishment of the new city of Bazoft.^[3]

Bazoft Persian: بازفت
City
Bazoft
Coordinates: 32°12′36″N 50°02′32″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
County	Kuhrang
District	Bazoft
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,519
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Lurs.^[4]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Bazoft's population (as the total of its constituent villages before their merger) was 831 in 592 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,324 people in 233 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population as 1,519 people in 337 households,^[2] by which time the villages had merged to form the city of Bazoft.^[3]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (30 August 2024). "Bazoft, Kuhrang County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Listekand Family (25 January 2020). "The beautiful nature of the Bazoft River in the Bazoft region". lastsecond.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
4. "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.