Rostaq
Persian: رستاق
City
Rostaq is located in Iran
Rostaq
Rostaq
Coordinates: 28°26′48″N 55°04′40″E / 28.44667°N 55.07778°E / 28.44667; 55.07778[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyDarab
DistrictRostaq
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total3,598
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rostaq (Persian: رستاق, also romanized as Rostāq; also known as Rastagh, Rusāq, Rustākh, and Rūstāq)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Rostaq District of Darab County, Fars province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,519 in 773 households, when it was a village in Rostaq Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,989 people in 936 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,598 people in 980 households.[2]

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

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2023). "Rostaq, Darab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Rostaq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3081382" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "The approvals of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities". Lamtakam. Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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