Eresk
City in South Khorasan province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the administrative divisions, see Eresk District and Eresk Rural District.
Eresk (Persian: ارسك or ارسک)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in, and the capital of, Eresk District of Boshruyeh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Eresk Rural District.[5]
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Eresk
Persian: ارسك or ارسک | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 33°42′10″N 57°22′19″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | South Khorasan |
County | Boshruyeh |
District | Eresk |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,955 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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At the 2006 census, its population was 2,657 in 783 households, when it was a village in Eresk Rural District of the former Boshruyeh District of Ferdows County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,954 people in 909 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Boshruyeh County,[4] and Eresk elevated from village to city status as capital of the newly formed Eresk District. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,955 people in 980 households.[2]