Hormuz (Persian: هرمز)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Hormuz District of Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Iran.
Hormuz
Persian: هرمز | |
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City | |
 Old town from Portuguese fortress | |
  Hormuz  Hormuz | |
| Coordinates: 27°05′33″N 56°27′05″E / 27.09250°N 56.45139°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hormozgan |
| County | Bandar Abbas |
| District | Hormuz |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 5,891 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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Demographics
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editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,699 in 1,143 households, when it was in Qeshm County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 5,867 people in 1,345 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,891 people in 1,698 households.[2]
The district was transferred to Bandar Abbas County in 2019.[6]
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editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 November 2024). "Hormuz, Bandar Abbas County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Hormuz, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3066731" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (2 March 2019) [Approved 12 May 1397]. Approval letter regarding the extraction of Hormuz District from Qeshm County in Hormozgan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 154867. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
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