Suran, Sistan and Baluchestan

For the administrative divisions, see Sib and Suran County and Sib and Suran Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Suran.

Suran Persian: سیب
City
Suran
Coordinates: 27°17′08″N 61°59′47″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Sib and Suran
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	13,580
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Suran (Persian: سوران)[a] is a city in the Central District of Sib and Suran County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is also the administrative center for Sib and Suran Rural District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 9,966 in 1,886 households, when it was in the former Sib and Suran District of Saravan County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 10,632 people in 2,463 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sib and Suran County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Suran as the county's capital.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 13,580 people in 3,357 households.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Sooran and Sūrān; also known as Sūrār[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 November 2023). "Suran, Sib and Suran County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 November 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Suran, Sistan and Baluchestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086447" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Davoudi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "The approval letter of the Ministers of the Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of 13 rural districts including villages-farms and places mentioned in this approval in Saravan County under Sistan and Baluchestan province = fa". Qavanin. Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.