Abumusa County Explained
| Abumusa County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان ابوموسی |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranHormozgan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Hormozgan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hormozgan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Abu Musa |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Tunb |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 7402 |
| Coordinates: | 26.1417°N 54.7583°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Abumusa County (Persian: شهرستان ابوموسی) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abu Musa.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, Sirri Rural District was created in the Central District.[3] After the 2016 census, the village of Tunb-e Bozorg was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,860 in 505 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,263 people in 679 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 7,402 in 924 households.[7]
Administrative divisions
Abumusa County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Abumusa County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 1,705 | 4,765 | 6,254 |
| | 1,304 | 2,041 |
| Abu Musa (city) | 1,705 | 3,461 | 4,213 |
| Tunb District | 155 | 498 | 1,148 |
| 155 | 498 | 1,148 |
| Tunb-e Bozorg (city) | | | |
| Total | 1,860 | 5,263 | 7,402 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Abumusa County . . 3 September 2023 . 3 September 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of Hormozgan province's national divisions centered in Bandar Abbas city . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20220224135811/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/97785 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 24 February 2022 . 21 June 1369 . 9 February 2024.
- Web site: Approval of the establishment of 27 rural districts in the provinces of Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Mazandaran, Tehran, Yazd, and Hormozgan . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20181128181017/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/93097 . Habibi . Hassan . 28 November 2018 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . 20 April 1372 . 8 January 2024.
- Web site: The island of Tunb was upgraded to a city . fa . Fararu . https://web.archive.org/web/20240426203440/https://fararu.com/fa/news/715046/جزیره-تنب-بزرگ-به-شهر-ارتقا-یافت . Director General of the Political Office, Elections and National Divisions of Hormozgan Governorate . 26 April 2024 . 4 March 2024 . 26 April 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 22 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094743/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/22.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 22 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117182750/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hormozgan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 22 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505014212/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_22.xlsx . Excel . 5 May 2022.
