Eresk
Persian: ارسك or ارسک
City
Eresk is located in Iran
Eresk
Eresk
Coordinates: 33°42′10″N 57°22′19″E / 33.70278°N 57.37194°E / 33.70278; 57.37194[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyBoshruyeh
DistrictEresk
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,955
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Eresk (Persian: ارسك or ارسک, also known as Arishk)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Eresk District of Boshruyeh County, South Khorasan province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Eresk Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,657 in 783 households, when it was a village in Eresk Rural District of the former Boshruyeh District of Ferdows County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,954 people in 909 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Boshruyeh County,[4] and Eresk elevated from village to city status as capital of the newly formed Eresk District. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,955 people in 980 households.[2]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 March 2023). "Eresk, Boshruyeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Eresk can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062120" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b "Boshruyeh District was upgraded to a county". Fars News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 12 November 2008. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Ferdows County under Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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