Bandar Abbas County Explained
| Bandar Abbas County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان بندرعباس |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranHormozgan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Hormozgan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hormozgan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Bandar Abbas |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Fin |
| P3: | Hormuz |
| P4: | Qaleh Qazi |
| P5: | Shamil |
| P6: | Takht |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 680366 |
| Coordinates: | 27.5°N 70°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Bandar Abbas County (Persian: شهرستان بندرعباس) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Abbas.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, Sarkhun Rural District was transferred from Qaleh Qazi District,[3] and Siyahu Rural District from Fin District, to the Central District. At the same time, Dehnow Rural District was established in Qaleh Qazi District.[3] In addition, the villages of Qaleh Qazi and Takht rose to city status.
After the 2011 census, the village of Tazian-e Pain was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
After the 2016 census, Hormuz District was transferred from Qeshm County to Bandar Abbas County.[5] Jalabi Rural District was established in Takht District, and Shamil Rural District was separated from it, in the establishment of Shamil District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Hasan Langi Rural District.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 498,644 in 119,485 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 588,288 people in 158,677 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 680,366 in 196,220 households.[9]
Administrative divisions
Bandar Abbas County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Bandar Abbas County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 429,093 | 525,042 | 614,599 |
| 19,479 | 20,741 | 18,960 |
| 20,735 | 26,529 | 27,243 |
| | 6,287 | 7,548 |
| | 10,184 | 8,927 |
| 21,371 | 25,550 | 21,010 |
| Bandar Abbas (city) | 367,508 | 435,751 | 526,648 |
| Tazian-e Pain (city) | | | 4,263 |
| Fin District | 23,514 | 17,043 | 16,359 |
| 9,277 | 9,865 | 10,415 |
| 2,363 | 1,899 | 2,005 |
| Siyahu RD | 8,342 | | |
| Fin (city) | 3,532 | 5,279 | 3,939 |
| Hormuz District | | | |
| Hormuz (city) | | | |
| Qaleh Qazi District | 17,195 | 14,475 | 16,049 |
| | 4,598 | 5,234 |
| 12,011 | 4,694 | 5,529 |
| Sarkhun RD | 5,184 | | |
| Qaleh Qazi (city) | | 5,183 | 5,286 |
| Shamil District | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| Takht District | 28,842 | 31,728 | 33,011 |
| | | |
| Shamil RD | 22,280 | 24,154 | 24,268 |
| 6,562 | 4,926 | 5,661 |
| Takht (city) | | 2,648 | 3,082 |
| Total | 498,644 | 588,288 | 680,366 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bandar Abbas County . . 4 September 2023 . 4 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: Divisional changes and reforms in Bandar Abbas County . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20220312094041/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/124053 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 12 March 2022 . 29 July 1388 . 10 February 2024.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the transformation of the villages of Tazian-e Pain, Kuhestak, Tirur and Lamazan into cities . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240209190620/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/829003 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 9 February 2024 . 29 June 1391 . 9 February 2024.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the extraction of Hormuz District from Qeshm County in Hormozgan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20190315091947/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1120030 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 15 March 2019 . 2 March 2019 . 4 September 2023.
- Web site: The establishment of Shamil District in Bandar Abbas County was officially announced by the Minister of Interior; the establishment of Jalabi Rural District in Takht District; and Hasan Langi Rural District in Shamil District . fa . Hormozgan Today . https://web.archive.org/web/20230905115042/https://www.hormozgantoday.ir/ایجاد-بخش-شمیل-در-شهرستان-بندرعباس-به-ص/ . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Fazli . Rahmani . 5 September 2023 . 3 January 2019 . 5 September 2023.
- 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.
