Peru, Iran

For the village in Fars Province, see Paru, Fars.

Peru پرو
village
Peru
Coordinates: 36°36′07″N 55°06′01″E
Country	Iran
Province	Semnan
County	Shahrud
Bakhsh	Bastam
Rural District	Kharqan
Population  (2006)
• Total	2,171
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code	Circa

Peru (Persian: پرو, also Romanized as Perū, Paru, and Poroo)[1] is a village in Kharqan Rural District, Bastam District, Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,171, in 606 families.[2] It is less known due to the village namesake is similar to South American country Peru.

References

1. Peru can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078173" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.