Qeshm County Explained
| Qeshm County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان قشم |
| 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: | Qeshm |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Hara |
| P3: | Shahab |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 148993 |
| Coordinates: | 26.8°N 106°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Qeshm County (Persian: شهرستان قشم) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qeshm.[2] Qeshm is a free trade zone and has good potential for business.[3]
History
After the 2016 National Census, the villages of Laft and Ramkan were elevated to city status.[4]
In May 2017, Larak Rural District was transferred from Shahab District to the Central District.[5] In November 2017, Dulab and Salakh Rural Districts were separated from Shahab District in the establishment of Hara District.[6]
In March 2019, Hormuz District was separated from the county to join Bandar Abbas County.[7]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 103,881 in 22,642 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 117,774 people in 28,798 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 148,993 in 40,506 households.[10]
Administrative divisions
Qeshm County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Qeshm County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 68,070 | 78,369 | 104,955 |
| 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) | | | |
| Hara District | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| Hormuz District | 5,699 | 5,867 | 5,891 |
| Hormuz (city) | 5,699 | 5,867 | 5,891 |
| Shahab District | 30,112 | 33,538 | 38,115 |
| Dulab RD | 8,643 | 9,792 | 10,591 |
| 475 | 417 | 521 |
| Larak RD | 466 | 473 | 421 |
| Salakh RD | 10,598 | 11,846 | 13,901 |
| 5,450 | 6,298 | 6,974 |
| Suza (city) | 4,480 | 4,712 | 5,707 |
| Total | 103,881 | 117,774 | 148,993 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . 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: ثبت شرکت در کیش ، ثبت شرکت خارجی در کیش. هانا. کارشناس ارشد امور ثبتی خانم ظریفیان. 2016-05-28. ثبت شرکت هانا. fa-IR. 2020-01-07.
- 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: Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers regarding the creation of Hara District centered on Tabl village from the combination of Dulab and Salakh Rural Districts in Qeshm County of Hormozgan province . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20230911155536/https://dotic.ir/news/1929 . Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers . 11 September 2023 . 15 November 2017 . 11 September 2023.
- 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: 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.
