Raz, Iran Explained

Raz
Native Name:fa|راز
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Raz and Jargalan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:5029
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Raz (fa|راز) is a city in the Central District of Raz and Jargalan County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,735 in 1,282 households, when it was in the former Raz and Jargalan District of Bojnord County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 5,747 people in 1,526 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,029 people in 1,535 households,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Raz and Jargalan County. Raz was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Raz, Raz and Jargalan County. . 27 October 2024. 27 October 2024. fa.
  2. Distributional changes in North Khorasan province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108123301/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/197909. Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 8 January 2021. Approved 29 September 2013. c. 2021. Proposal 185757/42/4/1. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. 19 May 2023.
  3. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084106/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/28.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): North Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230119210728/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/North-Khorasan.xls. 19 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027174651/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_28.xlsx. Excel. 27 October 2020.