Rostaq, Fars

Coordinates: 28°26′48″N 55°04′40″E / 28.44667°N 55.07778°E / 28.44667; 55.07778
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For the administrative divisions, see Rostaq District and Rostaq Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Rostaq.

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]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyDarab
DistrictRostaq
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,598
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rostaq (Persian: رستاق)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Rostaq District of Darab County, Fars province, Iran.[4] As a village, Rostaq was the capital of Rostaq Rural District[5] until the capital was transferred to the village of Lay Zangan.

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,519 in 773 households, when it was a village in Rostaq Rural District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,989 people in 936 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,598 people in 980 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the village of Rostaq was elevated to the status of a city.[8]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also romanized as Rostāq; also known as Rastagh, Rusāq, Rustākh, and Rūstāq[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2023). "Rostaq, Darab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (16 June 1365). "Creation and formation of 16 rural districts including villages and farms and places within a certain geographical area in Darab County under Fars province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Rastaq joined the cities of Fars". IRIB News (in Persian). Sada and Sima News Agency. 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2024.


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