Central District (Qeshm County) Explained

Central District (Qeshm County)
Native Name:fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان قشم
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hormozgan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Qeshm
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Qeshm
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:104955
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

The Central District of Qeshm County (fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان قشم) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qeshm.[2]

History

After the 2016 National Census, the villages of Laft[3] and Ramkan[4] were elevated to city status. In 2017, Larak Rural District was separated from Shahab District to join the Central District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 68,070 in 15,180 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 78,369 people in 19,527 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 104,955 inhabitants in 28,874 households.[8]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Qeshm County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
22,141 26,106 25,617
13,472 14,994 24,135
Dargahan (city) 7,996 8,667 14,525
Laft (city)
Qeshm (city) 24,461 28,602 40,678
Ramkan (city)
Total 68,070 78,369 104,955

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Central District (Qeshm County). . 19 November 2024. 19 November 2024. fa.
  2. 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.
  3. Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Bandar Laft village in Howmeh Rural District of the Central District of Qeshm County of Hormozgan province into a city. fa. sdil.ac.ir. Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328221415/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-دوم-مرداد-1400/. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 28 March 2023. Approved 5 May 1400. Notification 47676/T58537H. 26 September 2021. 6 September 2024.
  4. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Qeshm County, Hormozgan province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20220930115651/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/293864. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 30 September 2022. c. 2022. Approved 3 May 1400. Proposal 195206. 9 February 2024.
  5. Letter of approval regarding the annexation of Larak Rural District from Shahab District of Qeshm County to the Central District of the same county. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230911163655/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/257848. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 11 September 2023. c. 2023. Approved 14 May 2017. 11 September 2023. Proposal 2994.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.
  7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230117182750/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hormozgan.xls. 17 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.