Surak, Iran Explained
| Surak |
| Native Name: | fa|سورك |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mazandaran |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Miandorud |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 9208 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Surak (fa|سورك is a city in the Central District of Miandorud County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. As a village, it was the capital of Kuhdasht Rural District[2] until its capital was transferred to the village of Jam Khaneh.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,817 in 2,377 households,[4] when it was capital of 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. Surak was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 9,208 people in 4,087 households.[7]
Surak is 12km (07miles) 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.
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Surak, Miandorud County. . 22 October 2024. 22 October 2024. fa.
- Creation and formation of 13 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Tonekabon County under Mazandaran province. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240114005104/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110077. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Mousavi. Mirhossein. 14 January 2024. Approved 2 February 1366. c. 2024. Proposal 11366.1.5.53; Notification 110436/T177. 14 January 2024.
- News: Miandorud County was added to the map of national divisions; with eight changes in the geography of Mazandaran province. fa. dolat.ir. Secretariat of the Government Information Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20101231081631/http://www.dolat.ir/NSite/FullStory/?Id=197126. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. 31 December 2010. 10 January 2019. Published 8 December 2009. 26 May 2023.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Mazandaran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920090640/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/02.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240114003543/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113042. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Habibi. Hassan. 14 January 2024. Approved 21 June 1369. c. 2024. Subject Letter 3233.1.5.53; Notification 83346/T144K. 14 January 2024.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Mazandaran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230119182058/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mazandaran.xls. 19 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Mazandaran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211007110909/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_02.xlsx. Excel. 7 October 2021.
