Kuhak, Sistan and Baluchestan

For the administrative division, see Kuhak Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Kuhak.

Kuhak Persian: کوهک
Village
Kuhak
Coordinates: 27°07′54″N 63°14′23″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Saravan
District	Mehregan
Rural District	Kuhak
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,201
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kuhak (Persian: کوهک)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Kuhak Rural District of Mehregan District, Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.^[3] It is Iran's easternmost village and is close to the Pakistani border. Road 92 passes through it.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,990 in 640 households, when it was in Kuhak-e Esfandak Rural District^[b] of Bam Pasht District.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,425 people in 512 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,201 people in 793 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

In 2017, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Mehregan District and renamed Esfandak Rural District. Kuhak was transferred to Kuhak Rural District created in the new district.^[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Kūhak
2. Renamed Esfandak Rural District

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 January 2025). "Kuhak, Saravan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 13 August 1397]. Letter of approval regarding the establishment of Mehregan District in Saravan County of Sistan and Baluchestan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 133809. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.