Kuhak, Sistan and Baluchestan

Kuhak (Persian: کوهک, also Romanized as Kūhak) is a village in, and the capital of, Kuhak Rural District of Mehregan District, Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. It is Iran's easternmost village and is close to the Pakistani border. Road 92 passes through it.

Kuhak
Persian: کوهک
Village
Kuhak
Coordinates: 27°08′02″N 63°14′37″E
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountySaravan
DistrictMehregan
Rural DistrictKuhak
Population
 (2016)
  Total3,201
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,990 in 640 households, when it was in the former Kuhak-e Esfandak Rural District of Bam Pasht District. The following census in 2011 counted 2,425 people in 512 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,201 people in 793 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.

In August 2017, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Mehregan District, which was divided into two rural districts.

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