Kuhak, Sistan and Baluchestan explained

Kuhak
Native Name:Persian: کوهک
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sistan and Baluchestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Saravan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Mehregan
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Kuhak
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:3201
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Kuhak (Persian: کوهک) is a village in, and the capital of, Kuhak Rural District of Mehregan District, Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[2] It is Iran's easternmost village and is close to the Pakistani border. Road 92 passes through it.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,990 in 640 households, when it was in the former Kuhak-e Esfandak Rural District of Bam Pasht District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 2,425 people in 512 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,201 people in 793 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]

In August 2017, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Mehregan District, which was divided into Esfandak and Kuhak Rural Districts.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Kuhak, Saravan County . . 18 April 2023 . 18 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Letter of approval regarding the establishment of Mehregan District in Saravan County of Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226142944/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/263269 . 26 February 2023 . Jahangiri . Ishaq . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 13 August 2017 . 18 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083538/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/11.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20221125114706/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sistan-and-Baluchestan.xls . 25 November 2022 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223104011/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx . Excel . 23 December 2021.