Central District (Qeshm County) Explained
| Central District (Qeshm County) |
| Native Name: | Persian: 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 (Persian: 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 and Ramkan were elevated to city status.[3] In May 2017, Larak Rural District was transferred from Shahab District to the Central District.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 68,070 in 15,180 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 78,369 people in 19,527 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 104,955 inhabitants in 28,874 households.[7]
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 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Central District (Qeshm County) . . 11 September 2023 . 11 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: Four villages in Hormozgan were upgraded to cities . fa . Mehr News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230909195700/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5270144/۴-روستا-در-هرمزگان-به-شهر-ارتقا-یافتند . Ministry of Interior . 9 September 2023 . 1 August 2021 . 9 September 2023.
- Web site: 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230911163655/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/257848 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 11 September 2023 . 14 May 2017 . 11 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.
