Boluk

For the village in Zanjan province, see Boluk.

Boluk
Persian: بلوك
City
Boluk is located in Iran
Boluk
Boluk
Coordinates: 28°13′52″N 57°30′48″E / 28.23111°N 57.51333°E / 28.23111; 57.51333[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CountyJiroft
DistrictEsmaili
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
5,304
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Boluk (Persian: بلوک)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Esmaili District of Jiroft County, Kerman province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Esmaili Rural District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Boluk's population was 1,792 in 412 households, when it was a village in Esmaili Rural District of Anbarabad County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,070 people in 1,023 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county to join Jiroft County.[4] The 2016 census measured a population of 5,304 people in 1,449 households,[2] when the village had been elevated to the status of a city and had merged with the villages of Amirabad, Hoseynabad-e Sofla, and Mohammadabad-e Sofla.[8]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Bolook and Bolūk; also known as Bilūk and Bolūk-e Pā‘īn[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 June 2023). "Boluk, Jiroft County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Boluk can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056597" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (28 September 1389). "Approval letter regarding the annexation of the Esmaili District centered on Boluk village from Anbarabad County in Kerman province to Jiroft County". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, fields and places in Jiroft County under Kerman province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ Rahimi, Mohammadreza (18 October 2013). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of the village of Boluk of Esmaili District of Jiroft County of Kerman province into a city". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2023.


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