Saruq
Persian: ساروق
City
Saruq is located in Iran
Saruq
Saruq
Coordinates: 34°24′27″N 49°30′29″E / 34.40750°N 49.50806°E / 34.40750; 49.50806[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountyArak
DistrictSaruq
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,345
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Saruq (Persian: ساروق, also Romanized as Sārūq; also known as Qal‘eh-ye Sārūq, Qal‘eh-ye Bālā, Qal‘eh-ye Bālā Sārūq, Sārūqi, and Sūrakh)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Saruq District of Arak County, Markazi province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Saruq Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,189 in 647 households, when it was in Saruq Rural District of the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,386 people in 452 households,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Saruq District.[4] At the same time, the village of Saruq was elevated to the status of a city.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,345 people in 467 households.[2]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 August 2023). "Saruq, Arak County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Saruq, Markazi can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079112" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (11 November 1388). "Approval letter of reforms and divisional changes in Markazi province". SOLH (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 18 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Arak County under Markazi province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. 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. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 July 1388). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Saruq village, the center of Sarouk District of Arak County in Markazi province, to a city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.


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