Chegerdak
Persian: چگردك | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 27°05′17″N 59°06′53″E / 27.08806°N 59.11472°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
County | Dalgan |
District | Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,742 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Chegerdak (Persian: چگردك)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem District of Dalgan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem Rural District.[5]
At the 2006 census, its population was 1,684 in 307 households, when it was a village in Jolgeh-ye Chah Hashem Rural District of the former Dalgan District of Iranshahr County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,579 people in 571 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Dalgan County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,742 people in 658 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, the village of Chegerdak was elevated to the status of a city.[8]