Heshterak

Heshterak Persian: هشتراك
Village
Heshterak
Coordinates: 37°59′45″N 44°19′13″E / 37.99583°N 44.32028°E / 37.99583; 44.32028[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Salmas
District	Kuhsar
Rural District	Shepiran
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	488
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Heshterak (Persian: هشتراك)^[a] is a village in Shepiran Rural District^[4] of Kuhsar District in Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 579 in 115 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 456 people in 97 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 488 people in 103 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Hashterāk and Heshtarāk^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (23 October 2025). "Heshterak, دهستان شپیران, بخش کوهسار [Shepiran Rural District, Kuhsar District], Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Heshterak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3855222" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها واقع در شهرستان سلماس تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Salmas County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 9B86F5C0-8C16-4F6C-8154-9247C8CA80E8. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.