Karasf
Persian: كرسف | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 36°02′44″N 48°30′27″E / 36.04556°N 48.50750°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Zanjan |
County | Khodabandeh |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,083 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Karasf (Persian: كرسف), also Romanized as Karsof; also known as Karafs and Qarasf,[3] is a city in the Central District of Khodabandeh County, Zanjan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Karasf Rural District.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population was 2,869 in 753 households, when it was a village in Karasf Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,381 people in 1,221 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,083 people in 965 households,[2] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[4]