Saruq
Persian: ساروق | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 34°24′27″N 49°30′29″E / 34.40750°N 49.50806°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Markazi |
County | Arak |
District | Saruq |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,345 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Saruq (Persian: ساروق)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Saruq District of Arak County, Markazi province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Saruq Rural District.[5]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Saruq's population was 2,189 in 647 households, when it was a village in Saruq Rural District of the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,386 people in 452 households,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Saruq District.[4] At the same time, the village of Saruq was elevated to the status of a city.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,345 people in 467 households.[2]