Qoroq, Golestan

For the administrative division, see Qoroq Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Qoroq.

Qoroq Persian: قرق
City
Qoroq
Coordinates: 36°53′24″N 54°42′44″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Gorgan
District	Baharan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	6,701
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qoroq (Persian: قرق)[a] is a city in Baharan District of Gorgan County, Golestan province, Iran.

Demographics

Ethnicity

Many of the residents of the village are Armenians who descend from people who immigrated from the Soviet Union in the 1930s.[4]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Qoroq's population was 6,651 in 6,734 households, when it was a village in Qoroq Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 6,734 people in 1,962 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 6,701 people in 2,007 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, Qoroq was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also known as Qoroq-e Bālā and Qoroq-e ‘Olyā[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2024). "Qoroq, Gorgan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Qoroq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080395" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Akhloumdi, Ramin (26 April 2023). "آشوت دمیرژیان روایتگر زیست مشترک" [Ashot Demirjian, the narrator of shared life]. Shargh (in Persian). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Golestan 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Golestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 28 February 2015]. Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Qoroq village from Qoroq Rural District, Baharan District, Gorgan County, Golestan province, to a city. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 121394. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.