Rask, Iran Explained

Rask
Native Name:Persian: راسک
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
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:Rask
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:10115
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Rask (Persian: راسک) is a city in the Central District of Rask County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Rask and Firuzabad Rural District.[2] Rask is in the Sarbaz Mountains and beside the Sarbaz River. A road passing through the city links Chabahar Port to the national road network of Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,931 in 1,102 households, when it was in the Central District of Sarbaz County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 8,472 people in 1,964 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,115 people in 2,411 households.[5]

After the census, the city and the rural district were separated from the county in the establishment of Rask County, and were transferred to the new Central District, with Rask as the county's capital.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Rask, Rask County . . 17 April 2023 . 17 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Creation of divisional changes and reforms in Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417172539/https://www.qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/98510 . 17 April 2023 . Habibi . Hassan . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 31 January 1379 . 17 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.