Garuk
Persian: گروك
City
Garuk is located in Iran
Garuk
Garuk
Coordinates: 26°35′15″N 57°05′36″E / 26.58750°N 57.09333°E / 26.58750; 57.09333[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountySirik
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,008
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Garuk (Persian: گروك, also Romanized as Garūk and Gorūk; also known as Garū, Garūq, Gerow, Girau, and Guru)[3] is a city in the Central District of Sirik County, Hormozgan province, Iran.

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,640 in 640 households, when it was a village in Sirik Rural District of the former Byaban District of Minab County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,140 people in 920 households,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sirik County.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,137 people in 1,182 households, when the village of Garuk had been elevated to the status of a city.[2]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 September 2023). "Garuk, Sirik County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Garuk can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063675" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Davodi, Parviz (14 April 2018). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Hormozgan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2023.


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