Nafech

Nafech

Persian: نافچ
Nafech Persian: نافچ
City
	Nafech
	Coordinates: 32°25′23″N 50°47′16″E / 32.42306°N 50.78778°E
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
County	Shahrekord
District	Central
Established as a city	2000
Population (2016)
• Total	4,059
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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]

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]

Notes

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

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 August 2024). "Nafch, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Sharekurd County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
↑ "CQFQ+64C Nafch, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
1 2 Habibi, Hassan (23 August 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/06/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای نافچ از توابع بخش مرکزی شهرستان شهرکرد به شهر نافچ [‌Transforming the village of Nafech from the functions of the Central District of Shahrekord County to the city of Nafech]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 7DD0BAF9-6E21-4A96-B9D5-C69E0B8CB06B. شماره دوره [Course number] 79. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Nafech at GEOnet Names Server
↑ Habibi, Hassan (15 June 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/03/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انجام تغییرات در محدوده تقسیمات کشوری استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [‌Making changes in the boundaries of the national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 712E4A95-768E-4BE2-8900-BB06797BFAD3. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 8 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان شهر کرد تابع استان چهار محال و بختیاری [‌Establishment and formation of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shahrekord County, subordinate to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] F68A8916-FE1F-44E6-BFC7-A1FE16374F3A. شماره دوره [Course number] 66. Archived from the original on 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
↑ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
↑ Anonby, Erik. "Atlas of the Languages of Iran: A working classification". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (31 August 2024). "Nafch, بخش مرکزی [Central District], Sharekurd County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[2] "CQFQ+64C Nafch, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 September 2025.

[Nafech_City-3] 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (23 August 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/06/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای نافچ از توابع بخش مرکزی شهرستان شهرکرد به شهر نافچ [‌Transforming the village of Nafech from the functions of the Central District of Shahrekord County to the city of Nafech]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 7DD0BAF9-6E21-4A96-B9D5-C69E0B8CB06B. شماره دوره [Course number] 79. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.

[2016_Chaharmahal_and_Bakhtiari_Province-4] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[5] Nafech at GEOnet Names Server

[Laran_District_Formation-7] Habibi, Hassan (15 June 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/03/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انجام تغییرات در محدوده تقسیمات کشوری استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [‌Making changes in the boundaries of the national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 712E4A95-768E-4BE2-8900-BB06797BFAD3. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[Shahrekord_County_Rural_Districts-8] Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 8 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان شهر کرد تابع استان چهار محال و بختیاری [‌Establishment and formation of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shahrekord County, subordinate to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] F68A8916-FE1F-44E6-BFC7-A1FE16374F3A. شماره دوره [Course number] 66. Archived from the original on 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.

[9] "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[10] Anonby, Erik. "Atlas of the Languages of Iran: A working classification". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[2006_Chaharmahal_and_Bakhtiari_Province-11] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Chaharmahal_and_Bakhtiari_Province-12] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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