{{Short description|Village in Zanjan province, Iran}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement |name = Chuzak |native_name = {{langx|fa|چوزك}} |native_name_lang = fa |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_alt = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_alt = |image_seal = |seal_alt = |image_shield = |shield_alt = |etymology = |nickname = |motto = |image_map = |map_alt = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Iran |pushpin_map_alt = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_label_position = |coordinates = {{Coord|36|18|06|N|48|26|01|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=36.301667&mlon=48.433611&zoom=15#map=15/36.30167/48.43361|website=[[OpenStreetMap]] |title=Chuzak, Sojas Rud RD, Sojas Rud District, Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province, Iran|date=12 September 2024|access-date=12 September 2024|lang=fa}}</ref> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Iran]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Iran|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Zanjan province|Zanjan]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Iran|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Khodabandeh County|Khodabandeh]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Bakhsh (administrative division)|District]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Sojas Rud District|Sojas Rud]] |subdivision_type4 = [[Rural Districts of Iran|Rural District]] |subdivision_name4 = [[Sojas Rud Rural District|Sojas Rud]] |established_title = |established_date = |founder = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |unit_pref = Metric <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> |area_footnotes = <!-- square kilometers --> |area_total_km2 = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |population_footnotes = <ref name="2016 Zanjan Province"/> |population_as_of = 2016 |population_total = 1787 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_note = |population_demonym = |timezone = [[Iran Standard Time|IRST]] |utc_offset = +3:30 |postal_code = |area_code = |website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> |module = |footnotes = }}

'''Chuzak''' ({{langx|fa|چوزك}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Chūzak''' and '''Chūzok'''; also known as '''Chizuk''', '''Chūzūk''', '''Jūrak''', and '''Jūrīk'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3058921|Chuzak}}</ref>}} is a village in, and the capital of, [[Sojas Rud Rural District]]<ref name="Zanjan Province Reforms 121682"> {{cite web |first=Hassan |last=Habibi |author-link=Hassan Habibi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1380/03/16 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=6 June 2001 <!-- Converted 'Approval date' using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php --> |script-title=fa:تصویب نامه در خصوص تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان زنجان |trans-title=‌Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Zanjan province |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/121682 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218014828/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/121682 |archive-date=18 December 2023 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] 96ADDF53-B5FF-4908-8165-5B6CCF15B2D4. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 80.}}</ref> in [[Sojas Rud District]] of [[Khodabandeh County]], [[Zanjan province|Zanjan]] province, [[Iran]]. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of [[Sojas]],<ref name="Khodabandeh County Rural Districts"> {{cite web |first=Mir-Hossein |last=Mousavi |author-link=Mir-Hossein Mousavi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1365/08/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=9 November 1986 <!-- Converted 'Approval date' using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php --> |script-title=fa:ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 9 دهستان شامل روستاها و مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان خدابنده تابع استان زنجان |trans-title=‌Creation and formation of nine rural districts, including villages, farms and places in Khodabandeh County under Zanjan province |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/109694 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218014218/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/109694 |archive-date=18 December 2023 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] 66E9DE86-7D23-4721-A9AF-C99963BDD1D6. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 65, {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره جلد}} [Volume number] 5.}}</ref> now a city.<ref name="Sojas City"> {{cite web |first=Hassan |last=Habibi |author-link=Hassan Habibi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1377/02/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=20 May 1998 <!-- Converted 'Approval date' using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php --> |script-title=fa:تبدیل روستای سجاس مرکز سجاس رود تابع شهرستان خدابنده در استان زنجان به شهر سجاس |trans-title=‌The transformation of Sojas village, the center of Sojas Rud District under Khodabandeh County in Zanjan province, into Sojas city |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/118507 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218122137/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/118507 |archive-date=18 December 2023 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] 543A2504-D7F1-4DF5-9F7E-9860C5D8D176. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 77.}}</ref>

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,558 in 363 households.<ref name="2006 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091748/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 1,697 people in 493 households.<ref name="2011 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121160421/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls |archive-date=21 January 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,787 people in 549 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.<ref name="2016 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427114852/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx |archive-date=27 April 2022 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>

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{{Zanjan Province|state=collapsed}}

{{Khodabandeh County|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Populated places in Khodabandeh County]]

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