At the 2006 census, its population was 51,321 in 13,376 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 60,372 people in 17,049 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 59,490 people in 17,466 households.[2]
Esfarayen County neighbors
Sabzevar County from the south and southeast, with
Faruj County from the northeast,
Shirvan County from the north and with
Bojnord County from the west, and is located in the southern margin of the Aladagh Mountains along the eastern stretch of the Alborz mountain range. The altitude of Esfarayen is 1,260 meters above sea level.[10]
Culture and customs
Ethnicities
The
Kurmanji-speaking
Kurds are the main inhabitants of the city of Esfarayen and constitute the majority of the population of this city. According to Javadzadeh (2001), the people of Esfarayen are composed of 4 ethnic groups, including the Tatas (Persians), the Turks of Khorasan, the Kurds of Kermanshah, the Hazaras (Barbarians).[11]
Universities and higher education centers
Esfarayen is a university city in northeastern Iran, and in recent years, with the establishment of several universities, the student population of this city has grown.
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