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Kuhestak Latitude and Longitude:
26°48′14″N 57°01′36″E / 26.80389°N 57.02667°E / 26.80389; 57.02667
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Kuhestak
Persian: کوهستک
City
Kuhestak is located in Iran
Kuhestak
Kuhestak
Coordinates: 26°48′14″N 57°01′36″E / 26.80389°N 57.02667°E / 26.80389; 57.02667 [1]
Country Iran
Province Hormozgan
County Sirik
District Bemani
Population
 (2016) [2]
 • Total3,060
Time zone UTC+3:30 ( IRST)

Kuhestak ( Persian: کوهستک) [a] is a city in, and the capital of, Bemani District of Sirik County, Hormozgan province, Iran. [4] It also serves as the administrative center for Bemani Rural District. [5]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,449 in 430 households, when it was a village in Bemani Rural District of the former Byaban District of Minab County. [6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,548 people in 591 households, [7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sirik County. [4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,060 people in 746 households, [2] when the village of Kuhestak had been elevated to the status of a city. [8]

Notes

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Kūhestak, Koohastak, Kouhestak, Kūhastak, and Kūhistak [3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 September 2023). "Kuhestak, Sirik County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Kuhestak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072331" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (14 April 2018). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Hormozgan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and establishment of 15 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Minab County under Hormozgan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 June 1391). "Approval letter regarding the transformation of the villages of Tazian-e Pain, Kuhestak, Tirur and Lamazan into cities". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.


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