Kuhak
Persian: کوهک
Village
Kuhak is located in Iran
Kuhak
Kuhak
Coordinates: 27°08′02″N 63°14′37″E / 27.13389°N 63.24361°E / 27.13389; 63.24361[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountySaravan
DistrictMehregan
Rural DistrictKuhak
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,201
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kuhak (Persian: کوهک, also Romanized as Kūhak) is a village in, and the capital of, Kuhak Rural District of Mehregan District, Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[3] It is Iran's easternmost village and is close to the Pakistani border. Road 92 passes through it.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,990 in 640 households, when it was in the former Kuhak-e Esfandak Rural District of Bam Pasht District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,425 people in 512 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,201 people in 793 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

In August 2017, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Mehregan District, which was divided into two rural districts.[3]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 April 2023). "Kuhak, Saravan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 August 2017). "Letter of approval regarding the establishment of Mehregan District in Saravan County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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