Hojedk

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Hojedk ({{langx|fa|هجدک}}){{efn|Also romanized as Hejdak{{GEOnet3|-3066300}}}} is a city in, and the capital of, Kuhsaran District of Ravar County, Kerman province, Iran.{{cite report|title=Changes in the national divisions in Kerman province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/116690|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201162344/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/116690|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=1 February 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 14 November 1375|id=Proposal 1.4.42.9527; Notification 125322/201759K|access-date=1 February 2024}} It also serves as the administrative center for Heruz Rural District.{{cite report|title=Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Hashtrud County under East Azerbaijan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/108035|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329024859/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/108035|archive-date=29 March 2012|orig-date=Approved 18 May 1366|date=1 October 1391|id=Notification 116178/T866|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Mousavi|first=Mirhossein|access-date=22 February 2024}}

Demographics

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 938 in 232 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kerman Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 750 people in 218 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kerman Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls|archive-date=29 March 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,007 people in 313 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=20 October 2020}}

Earthquakes

The city, which is nearly 700 miles southeast of Iran's capital, Tehran, was hit by a major earthquake on 1 December 2017. This resulted in several injuries, following damage to scores of buildings in remote mountainous villages near the city's epicenter. It is home to farms and coal mines, and reportedly often hit by quakes.{{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2017-12-01-iran-earthquake-hojedk-kuhsaran-district-latest-news|title=Strong Earthquake Rocks Southeastern Iran; Dozens of Injuries Reported|website=The Weather Channel|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-09}}

In December 2019, a 4.9 magnitude quake, which struck at the depth of 10 kilometers, (6.2 miles) rocked the city. There were no injuries or damage reported.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/11/8-earthquakes-strike-along-iran-iraq-border-rattle-baghdad/1023499001/|title=8 earthquakes strike along Iran-Iraq border, rattle Baghdad|last=Gambrell|first=Amir Vahdat and Jon|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-09}}

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References

Category:Cities in Kerman province

Category:Populated places in Ravar County