Chahuk, Mehrestan

Coordinates: 27°14′47″N 61°26′01″E / 27.24639°N 61.43361°E / 27.24639; 61.43361
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Chahuk
Persian: چاهوک
Village
Chahuk is located in Iran
Chahuk
Chahuk
Coordinates: 27°14′47″N 61°26′01″E / 27.24639°N 61.43361°E / 27.24639; 61.43361[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyMehrestan
DistrictBirk
Rural DistrictBirk-e Sharqi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,320
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Chahuk (Persian: چاهوک is a village in Birk-e Sharqi Rural District of Birk District, Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, and serves as capital of the district.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 710 in 167 households, when it was in Birk Rural District of the former Zaboli District of Saravan County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 948 people in 214 households,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county and become a part of the newly established Zaboli County[3] (renamed Mehrestan County).[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,320 people in 311 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the rural district was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Birk District, which was divided into two rural districts.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Chahuk, Mehrestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Sib and Suran and Mehrestan Counties in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 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.
  6. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (9 July 2012). "Some changes in the map of country divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan and Alborz provinces". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.