Qorqori (Persian: قرقري, also Romanized as Qorqorī and Qarqarī; also known as Qorgorī)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Qorqori District of Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Qorqori Rural District.[5]

Qorqori
Persian: قرقري
City
Qorqori is located in Iran
Qorqori
Qorqori
Coordinates: 31°15′59″N 61°42′56″E / 31.26639°N 61.71556°E / 31.26639; 61.71556[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyHirmand
DistrictQorqori
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,329
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 919 in 189 households, when it was a village in the former Miyan Kongi District of Zabol County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,287 people in 245 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Hirmand County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,329 people in 324 households.[2] After the census, the village of Qorqori was elevated to the status of a city.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 April 2023). "Qorqori, Hirmand County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Qorqori can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079830" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (18 September 1386). "Reforms of country divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Zabol County". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation of 16 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Zabol County under Sistan and Baluchestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. 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. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 December 1397). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Qorqori village, the center of Qorqori District of Hirmand County, into a city". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2023.