At the 2006 census, its population was 3,874 in 913 households, when it was in the former
Baruq District of
Miandoab County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,118 people in 1,142 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,225 people in 1,345 households.[2]
In July 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Baruq County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Baruq as its capital and only city.[4]
Etymology
According to
Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Baruq" is derived from the
Mongolian word barugh meaning "large, ample".[7]: 76
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