Raz
Persian: راز
City
Raz is located in Iran
Raz
Raz
Coordinates: 37°56′04″N 57°06′41″E / 37.93444°N 57.11139°E / 37.93444; 57.11139[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyRaz and Jargalan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total5,029
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Raz, Iran at GEOnet Names Server

Raz (Persian: راز, also Romanized as Rāz)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Raz and Jargalan County, North Khorasan province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 4,735 in 1,282 households, when it was in the former Raz and Jargalan District of Bojnord County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,747 people in 1,526 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 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.[4]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (19 May 2023). "Raz, Raz and Jargalan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. 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. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 September 2013). "Distributional changes in North Khorasan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. 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. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.



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