Eresk

For the administrative divisions, see Eresk District and Eresk Rural District.

Eresk Persian: ارسك or ارسک
City
Eresk
Coordinates: 33°42′07″N 57°22′26″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
County	Boshruyeh
District	Eresk
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,955
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Eresk (Persian: ارسك or ارسک)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Eresk District of Boshruyeh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Eresk Rural District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Eresk's population was 2,657 in 783 households, when it was a village in Eresk Rural District of the former Boshruyeh District of Ferdows County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,954 people in 909 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Boshruyeh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Eresk District,[4] and Eresk was elevated to the status of a city.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,955 people in 980 households.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also known as Arishk[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (9 November 2024). "Eresk, Boshruyeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): South Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Eresk can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062120" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. "Boshruyeh District was upgraded to a county". farsnews.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 12 November 2008 [Approved 13 March 1386]. Proposal 16340/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023 – via Fars Media Corporation.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 June 2019) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Ferdows County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 40.1.5.53; Notification 202/T643. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): South Khorasan 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): South Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Gharavi, Mir Mohammad (5 August 1392) [Approved 20 May 1392]. The resolution of the Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture of Iran regarding the comprehensive-detailed plan of Eresk city. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture of Iran. Notification 300/33925. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.