Surak
Persian: سورك
City
Surak is located in Iran
Surak
Surak
Coordinates: 36°35′38″N 53°12′31″E / 36.59389°N 53.20861°E / 36.59389; 53.20861[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyMiandorud
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total9,208
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Surak (Persian: سورك, also romanized as Sūrak)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Miandorud County, Mazandaran province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 8,817 in 2,377 households, when it was in the former Miandorud District of Sari County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,930 people in 2,712 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Miandorud County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 9,208 people in 4,087 households.[2]

Surak is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Sari, stretching from Sari in the west to Neka in the east, north to the Caspian Sea and south to the northern slopes of the Alborz Mountains.

Economy

Agricultural products include rice, citrus and tobacco.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 May 2023). "Surak, Miandorud County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Surak, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086439" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b "Miandorud County was added to the map of country divisions; with eight changes in the geography of Mazandaran province". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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