Kuhak, Sistan and Baluchestan
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Kuhak
Persian: کوهک | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kuhak | |
| Coordinates: 27°07′54″N 63°14′23″E / 27.13167°N 63.23972°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Saravan |
| District | Mehregan |
| Rural District | Kuhak |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,201 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Kuhak (Persian: کوهک)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Kuhak Rural District of Mehregan District, Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[3] It is Iran's easternmost village and is close to the Pakistani border. Road 92 passes through it.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,990 in 640 households, when it was in Kuhak-e Esfandak Rural District[b] of Bam Pasht District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,425 people in 512 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,201 people in 793 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
In 2017, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Mehregan District and renamed Esfandak Rural District. Kuhak was transferred to Kuhak Rural District created in the new district.[3]
