Boluk

For the village in Zanjan province, see Boluk.

Boluk Persian: بلوك
City
Boluk
Coordinates: 28°13′52″N 57°30′48″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
County	Jiroft
District	Esmaili
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,304
Time zone	UTC+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.[8] 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.[9]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

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

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 December 2024). "Boluk, Jiroft County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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. Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 13 November 1381]. Approval of divisional reforms in Kerman province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.59941; Letter 26118/58538H; Notification 48162/T27578K. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (5 December 1390) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, fields and places in Jiroft County under Kerman province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 5.53.1.1339. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kerman Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 28 September 1389]. Approval letter regarding the annexation of Esmaili District centered on Boluk village from Anbarabad County in Kerman province to Jiroft County. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 4/1/18841; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 83798/T35118K. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
9. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (16 September 1392) [Approved 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. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 94062/42/1/4; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 229151/T47291K. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.