Surk, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

For the administrative division, see Surk Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Surak.

Surk Persian: سورك
Village
Surk
Coordinates: 32°03′26″N 51°03′05″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
County	Farrokhshahr
District	Dastgerd
Rural District	Surk
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,206
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Surk (Persian: سورك)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Surk Rural District in Dastgerd District of Farrokhshahr County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.^[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Lurs.^[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,251 in 276 households, when it was in Dastgerd Rural District of the former Kiar District in Shahrekord County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,182 people in 348 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Kiar County.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,206 people in 363 households,^[2] when the rural district had been separated from the county in the formation of Farrokhshahr District in Shahrekord County.^[8]

In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Farrokhshahr County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Dastgerd District. Surk was transferred to Surk Rural District created in the new district.^[9]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Sūrk; also known as Surkh^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (29 August 2024). "Surk, Farrokhshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Surk can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "6013017" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mokhbar, Mohammad (26 December 2023) [Approved 12 February 1379]. The latest laws and regulations of the country. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 4656/T21223. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
5. "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 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.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 2 May 2013]. Divisional reforms in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 42/1/163150/42/1391. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
9. Mokhbar, Mohammad (26 December 2023) [Approved 23 May 1402]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Shahrekord County. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 36924; Notification 88963/T61330AH. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.