Rak, Iran

For the administrative division, see Rak Rural District. For other uses of a similar name, see RAK.

Rak (Persian: راك)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Rak Rural District of Suq District, Kohgiluyeh County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran.^[4]

Rak Persian: راك
Village
Rak
Coordinates: 30°53′41″N 50°30′44″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
County	Kohgiluyeh
District	Suq
Rural District	Rak
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,848
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,779 in 323 households, when it was in the Central District.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,955 people in 416 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,848 people in 445 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Suq District.^[7] It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

Notable people

Iranian Cleric Mohammad Mohad [fa] is from here.^{[citation needed]}

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Rāk^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 August 2023). "Rak, Kohgiluyeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Rak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080734" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan. "Divisional reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
7. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 July 2013). "Carrying out country divisions in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.