Suran (Persian: سوران, also Romanized as Sūrān and Sooran; also known as Sūrār)[3] is a city in the Central District of Sib and Suran County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the county.[4] It is also the administrative center for Sib and Suran Rural District.[5]
Suran
Persian: سیب | |
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City | |
Suran | |
Coordinates: 27°17′08″N 61°59′47″E / 27.28556°N 61.99639°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
County | Sib and Suran |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 13,580 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 9,966 in 1,886 households, when it was in the former Sib and Suran District of Saravan County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 10,632 people in 2,463 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county to become a part of the newly established Sib and Suran County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 13,580 people in 3,357 households.[2]