Central District (Qeshm County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان قشم
District
Central District (Qeshm County) is located in Iran
Central District (Qeshm County)
Central District (Qeshm County)
Coordinates: 26°55′00″N 56°04′23″E / 26.91667°N 56.07306°E / 26.91667; 56.07306[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyQeshm
CapitalQeshm
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total104,955
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Qeshm County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان قشم) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qeshm.

At the National Census in 2006, its population was 68,070 in 15,180 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 78,369 people in 19,527 households.[4] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 104,955 inhabitants in 28,874 households.[2]

In May 2017, Larak Rural District was transferred from Shahab District to the Central District.[5]

After the 2016 census, the villages of Laft and Ramkan in the Central District were elevated to the status of cities.[6]

Central District (Qeshm County) Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Howmeh RD22,14126,10625,617
Larak RD1
Ramkan RD13,47214,99424,135
Dargahan (city)7,9968,66714,525
Laft (city)2
Qeshm (city)24,46128,60240,678
Ramkan (city)2
Total68,07078,369104,955
RD: Rural District
1Transferred from Shahab District after the 2016 census[5]
2Became a city after the 2016 census[6]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 September 2023). "Central District (Qeshm County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 May 2017). "Letter of approval regarding the annexation of Larak Rural District from Shahab District of Qeshm County to the Central District of the same county". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Four villages in Hormozgan were upgraded to cities". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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