Nafech

{{Short description|City in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran}}

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'''Nafech''' ({{langx|fa|نافچ}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Nāfch''' and '''Nāfech'''; also known as '''Nafeh''' and '''Nafej'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3076188}}</ref>}} is a city in the [[Central District (Shahrekord County)|Central District]] of [[Shahrekord County]], [[Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province|Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari]] province, [[Iran]], serving as the administrative center for [[Howmeh Rural District (Shahrekord County)|Howmeh Rural District]].<ref name="Laran District Formation"> {{cite web |first=Hassan |last=Habibi |author-link=Hassan Habibi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1376/03/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=15 June 1997  |script-title=fa:انجام تغییرات در محدوده تقسیمات کشوری استان چهارمحال و بختیاری |trans-title=‌Making changes in the boundaries of the national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/117727 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250903210404/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/117727 |archive-date=3 September 2025 |access-date=3 September 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] 712E4A95-768E-4BE2-8900-BB06797BFAD3. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 76, {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره جلد}} [Volume number] 254.}}</ref> The previous capital of the rural district was the village of [[Chaleshtar]],<ref name="Shahrekord 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) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=22 April 1987  |script-title=fa:ایجاد و تشکیل 8 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان شهر کرد تابع استان چهار محال و بختیاری |trans-title=‌Establishment and formation of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shahrekord County, subordinate to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110054 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250827171753/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110054 |archive-date=27 August 2025 |access-date=27 August 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] F68A8916-FE1F-44E6-BFC7-A1FE16374F3A. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 66.}}</ref> now a neighborhood in the city of [[Shahrekord]]. The village of Nafech was converted to a city in 2000.<ref name="Nafech City"> {{cite web |first=Hassan |last=Habibi |author-link=Hassan Habibi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1379/06/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=23 August 2000  |script-title=fa:تبدیل روستای نافچ از توابع بخش مرکزی شهرستان شهرکرد به شهر نافچ |trans-title=‌Transforming the village of Nafech from the functions of the Central District of Shahrekord County to the city of Nafech |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/120662 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250904150737/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/120662 |archive-date=4 September 2025 |access-date=4 September 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] 7DD0BAF9-6E21-4A96-B9D5-C69E0B8CB06B. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 79.}}</ref>

==Demographics== ===Ethnicity=== Nafech is populated by [[Persians]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province|url=http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.chahar_mahal_va_bakhtiari#|access-date=25 March 2021|website=Iran Atlas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Anonby|first=Erik|title=Atlas of the Languages of Iran: A working classification|url=http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.classification|access-date=27 March 2021|website=Iran Atlas}}</ref>

===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,814 in 903 households.<ref name="2006 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 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/14.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094403/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 3,975 people in 1,089 households.<ref name="2011 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012310/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls |archive-date=16 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 of the city as 4,059 people in 1,168 households.<ref name="2016 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 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_14.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx |archive-date=24 May 2019 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>

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

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[[Category:Cities in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]]

[[Category:Populated places in Shahrekord County]]

[[Category:2000 establishments in Iran]]