Bandar Lengeh County Explained
| Bandar Lengeh County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان بندر لنگه |
| 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 Lengeh |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Kish |
| P3: | Mehran |
| P4: | Shibkaveh |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 159358 |
| Coordinates: | 26.5333°N 85°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Bandar Lengeh County (Persian: شهرستان بندر لنگه) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Lengeh.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, Dezhgan and Mehran Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Mehran District.[3] After the 2011 census, the village of Lamazan was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 113,625 in 24,712 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 134,713 people in 32,981 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 159,358 in 44,398 households.[7]
Administrative divisions
Bandar Lengeh County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Bandar Lengeh County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 78,368 | 73,583 | 79,125 |
| Dezhgan RD | 7,461 | | |
| 9,624 | 10,973 | 12,674 |
| Mehran RD | 8,071 | | |
| 13,028 | 15,636 | 16,803 |
| Bandar Lengeh (city) | 25,303 | 30,478 | 30,435 |
| Kong (city) | 14,881 | 16,496 | 19,213 |
| Kish District | 21,637 | 25,952 | 41,258 |
| 79 | 86 | 191 |
| 891 | 1,047 | 1,214 |
| Kish (city) | 20,667 | 24,819 | 39,853 |
| Mehran District | | 18,662 | 20,321 |
| | 9,304 | 10,304 |
| | 9,358 | 7,272 |
| Lamazan (city) | | | 2,745 |
| Shibkaveh District | 13,620 | 16,516 | 18,645 |
| 4,435 | 5,118 | 5,765 |
| 6,227 | 7,640 | 8,814 |
| Bandar Charak (city) | 2,958 | 3,758 | 4,066 |
| Total | 113,625 | 134,713 | 159,358 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bandar Lengeh County . . 5 September 2023 . 5 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: Creation of Mehran District under the citizenship of Bandar Lengeh County in Hormozgan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230830100705/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/174595 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 30 August 2023 . 25 January 1389 . 27 April 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: 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.
