Central District (Qeshm County)

Central District (Qeshm County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان قشم
District
Central District (Qeshm County)
Coordinates: 26°55′00″N 56°04′23″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
County	Qeshm
Capital	Qeshm
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	104,955
Time zone	UTC+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.^[3]

History

After the 2016 National Census, the villages of Laft^[4] and Ramkan^[5] were elevated to city status. In 2017, Larak Rural District was separated from Shahab District to join the Central District.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 68,070 in 15,180 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 78,369 people in 19,527 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 104,955 inhabitants in 28,874 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Qeshm County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[7]	2011[8]	2016[2]
Howmeh RD	22,141	26,106	25,617
Larak RD[a]
Ramkan RD	13,472	14,994	24,135
Dargahan (city)	7,996	8,667	14,525
Laft (city)[b]
Qeshm (city)	24,461	28,602	40,678
Ramkan (city)[c]
Total	68,070	78,369	104,955
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Transferred from Shahab District after the 2016 census^[6]
2. Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]
3. Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (19 November 2024). "Central 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. Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of Hormozgan province's national divisions centered in Bandar Abbas city". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (26 September 2021) [Approved 5 May 1400]. Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Bandar Laft village in Howmeh Rural District of the Central District of Qeshm County of Hormozgan province into a city. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 47676/T58537H. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
5. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2022) [Approved 3 May 1400]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Qeshm County, Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 195206. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.