Lasjerd

For the administrative division, see Lasgerd Rural District.

Lasjerd (Persian: لاسجرد)^[a] is a village in Lasgerd Rural District of the Central District^[b] of Sorkheh County, Semnan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district^[4] and the rural district.^[5] The previous capital of the district was the city of Sorkheh.^[6]

Lasjerd Persian: لاسجرد
Village
Lasjerd
Coordinates: 35°24′23″N 53°05′07″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Semnan
County	Sorkheh
District	Central
Rural District	Lasgerd
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,024
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,069 in 318 households, when it was in Sorkheh District^[c] of Semnan County.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,019 people in 326 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,024 people in 382 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sorkheh County and renamed the Central District.^[4] It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Lāsjerd; also known as Lāsgerd, Lāsgird, and Lāsjird^[3]
2. Formerly Sorkheh District of Semnan County^[4]
3. Renamed the Central District of Sorkheh County^[4]