Karasf

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'''Karasf''' ({{langx|fa|كرسف}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Karsof'''; also known as '''Karafs''' and '''Qarasf'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3069674|Karasf}}</ref>}} is a city in the [[Central District (Khodabandeh County)|Central District]] of [[Khodabandeh County]], [[Zanjan province|Zanjan]] province, [[Iran]], serving as the administrative center for [[Karasf Rural District]].<ref name="Khodabandeh County Rural Districts"> {{cite web |first=Mir-Hossein |last=Mousavi |author-link=Mir-Hossein Mousavi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1365/08/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=9 November 1986  |script-title=fa:ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 9 دهستان شامل روستاها و مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان خدابنده تابع استان زنجان |trans-title=‌Creation and formation of nine rural districts, including villages, farms and places in Khodabandeh County under Zanjan province |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/109694 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218014218/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/109694 |archive-date=18 December 2023 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] 66E9DE86-7D23-4721-A9AF-C99963BDD1D6. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 65, {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره جلد}} [Volume number] 5.}}</ref>{{efn|Formerly Sohrevard Rural District<ref name="Zanjan Province Reforms 115129"> {{cite web |first=Hassan |last=Habibi |author-link=Hassan Habibi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1373/11/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=19 February 1995  |script-title=fa:ایجاد و اصلاحات در محدوده استان زنجان |trans-title=‌Establishment and reforms within the province of Zanjan |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/115129 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217171830/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/115129 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت}} [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] D07D9EBB-7EF5-4B68-9A5E-0CD1217E5519. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 73, {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره جلد}} [Volume number] 254.}}</ref>}}

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, Karasf's population was 2,869 in 753 households, when it was a village in [[Karasf Rural District]].<ref name="2006 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091748/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 4,381 people in 1,221 households.<ref name="2011 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121160421/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls |archive-date=21 January 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population as 3,083 people in 965 households,<ref name="2016 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427114852/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx |archive-date=27 April 2022 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> by which time the village had been converted to a city.<ref name="Karasf City"> {{cite web |first=Mohammad Reza |last=Rahimi |author-link=Mohammad Reza Rahimi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1392/04/19 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=10 July 2013  |script-title=fa:شناخته شدن روستای کرسف از توابع شهرستان خدابنده در استان زنجان به عنوان شهر کرسف |trans-title=‌Karasf village, a part of Khodabandeh County in Zanjan province, is recognized as the city of Karasf |url=https://davoudabadi.ir/page/84159630 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250625175253/https://davoudabadi.ir/page/84159630 |archive-date=25 June 2025 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مهدی داودآبادی}} [Mehdi Davudabadi] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت}} [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|پیشنهاد شماره}} [Proposal Number] 142387/42/1/4.}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal-inline|Iran}} {{clear}}

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[[Category:Cities in Zanjan province]]

[[Category:Populated places in Khodabandeh County]]

[[Category:2013 establishments in Iran]]