Larak Rural District

For the village, see Larak Shahri. For other places with a similar name, see Larak.

Larak Rural District Persian: دهستان لارك
Rural District
Larak Rural District
Coordinates: 26°51′20″N 56°21′45″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
County	Qeshm
District	Central
Capital	Larak Shahri
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	421
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Larak Rural District (Persian: دهستان لارك) is in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran.^[3] Its capital is the village of Larak Shahri.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Shahab District) was 466 in 98 households.^[5] There were 473 inhabitants in 109 households at the following census of 2011.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 421 in 115 households. The most populous of its three villages was Larak Shahri, with 421 people.^[2]

In 2017, the rural district was separated from the district to join the Central District.^[3]

Geography

The district is a small island in the Straits of Hormuz on the south side of Hormuz Island; it is located about 45 km southeast of Bandar Abbas and 18 km southeast of the eastern end of Qeshm Island.

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (19 November 2024). "Larak Rural District (Qeshm County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 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.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 2994. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2018) [Approved 2 April 1372]. Approval of the formation of 27 rural districts in the provinces of Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Mazandaran, Tehran, Yazd, and Hormozgan. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.