Central District (Qeshm County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان قشم | |
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Coordinates: 26°55′00″N 56°04′23″E / 26.91667°N 56.07306°E [1] | |
Country | ![]() |
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]
At the National Census in 2006, its population was 68,070 in 15,180 households. [4] The following census in 2011 counted 78,369 people in 19,527 households. [5] 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. [6]
After the 2016 census, the villages of Laft and Ramkan in the Central District were elevated to the status of cities. [7]
Administrative Divisions | 2006 [4] | 2011 [5] | 2016 [2] |
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Howmeh RD | 22,141 | 26,106 | 25,617 |
Larak RD1 | |||
Ramkan RD | 13,472 | 14,994 | 24,135 |
Dargahan (city) | 7,996 | 8,667 | 14,525 |
Laft (city)2 | |||
Qeshm (city) | 24,461 | 28,602 | 40,678 |
Ramkan (city)2 | |||
Total | 68,070 | 78,369 | 104,955 |
RD: Rural District 1Transferred from Shahab District after the 2016 census [6] 2Became a city after the 2016 census [7] |