Saruq, Markazi

Saruq
Persian: ساروق
City
Saruq is located in Iran
Saruq
Saruq
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 34°24′27″N 49°30′29″E / 34.40750°N 49.50806°E / 34.40750; 49.50806
CountryIran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountyArak
DistrictSaruq
Established as a city2009[1]
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,345
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Saruq (Persian: ساروق)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Saruq District of Arak County, Markazi province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Saruq Rural District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Saruq's population was 2,189 in 647 households, when it was a village in Saruq Rural District of the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,386 people in 452 households,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Saruq District.[4] The village of Saruq had been converted to a city.[1] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,345 people in 467 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Sārūq; also known as Qal‘eh-ye Bālā, Qal‘eh-ye Bālā Sārūq, Qal‘eh-ye Sārūq, Sārūqi, and Sūrakh[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (21 October 2009) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 29/7/1388 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تبدیل روستای «ساروق» مرکز بخش ساروق از توابع شهرستان اراک در استان مرکزی به شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the conversion of Saruq village, the center of Saruq District of Arak County in Markazi province, to a city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 921D94BC-FA61-42A3-851F-E2C857F431CD. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Markazi Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Saruq, Markazi at GEOnet Names Server
  4. 1 2 Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 29/7/1386 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان مرکزی [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Markazi province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] D8B3B9DD-4A29-45EC-A7CF-202520E5C043. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.5.18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 18 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان اراک تابع استان مرکزی [‌Creation and formation of 18 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Arak County under Markazi province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 46.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Markazi Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Markazi Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2026.