Khvormuj Explained
| Official Name: | Khvormuj |
| Native Name: | Persian: خورموج |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bushehr |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dashti |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Area Total Km2: | 1280 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 60942 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 28.6567°N 51.3808°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Khvormuj (Persian: خورموج) is a city in the Central District of Dashti County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] The narrow river Shur traverses the valley, 7 km to the west of the town.
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
Persians constitute 70% and Turks 30% of the inhabitants, and the majority speaks the Dashti dialect. In 2006 Khormuj comprised 13 villages: Derāzi (administrative center), Zizār, Ahshām Qā'edhā, Faqih Hasanān, Bāgh-e Vahš, Heydari, Zāyer Abbās, Verāvi, Miānkherra, Chārak, Chāvushi, Chahla, and Kolol.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 31,667 in 6,966 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 34,944 people in 8,777 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 40,722 people in 11,537 households. As of 2016, Khvormuj was the only city in the Central District of the county.[6]
See also
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Khvormuj, Dashti County . . 30 March 2023 . 30 March 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of country divisions of Bushehr province centered on Bushehr city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424211507/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113031 . Ministry of Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 24 April 2024 . 7 July 1369 . 24 April 2024.
- http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/khvormuj-town Dénes Gazsi, “ḴvORMUJ,” Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, 2016
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 18 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093422/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/18.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 18 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230403085236/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Bushehr.xls . 3 April 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 18 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212745/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_18.xlsx . Excel . 3 August 2017.
