Raz, Iran

Raz
Persian: راز
City
Raz
Coordinates: 37°56′04″N 57°06′41″E / 37.93444°N 57.11139°E / 37.93444; 57.11139[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyRaz and Jargalan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
5,029
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Raz, Iran at GEOnet Names Server

Raz (Persian: راز)[a] is a city in the Central District of Raz and Jargalan County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[4] and the district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,735 in 1,282 households, when it was capital of the former Raz and Jargalan District in Bojnord County.[5][6] The following census in 2011 counted 5,747 people in 1,526 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,029 people in 1,535 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Raz and Jargalan County. Raz was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Rāz[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 October 2024). "Raz, دهستان راز, بخش مرکزی شهرستان راز و جرگلان [Raz Rural District, Central District of Raz and Jargalan County], Raz and Jargalan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Raz, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080935" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 December 2012) [مصوب (Approved) 1391,09,29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات تقسيماتي در استان خراسان شمالي [‌Divisional changes in North Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 185757/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.