Bandar Abbas County

Bandar Abbas County

Persian: شهرستان بندرعباس
Bandar Abbas County Persian: شهرستان بندرعباس
County
	Location of Bandar Abbas County in Hormozgan province (center, yellow)
	Location of Hormozgan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 27°30′N 56°14′E / 27.500°N 56.233°E
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
Capital	Bandar Abbas
Districts	Central, Fin, Hormuz, Qaleh Qazi, Shamil, Takht
Population (2016)
• Total	680,366
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bandar Abbas County (Persian: شهرستان بندرعباس) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Abbas.^[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Sarkhun Rural District was transferred from Qaleh Qazi District,^[4] and Siyahu Rural District^[5] from Fin District, to the Central District. At the same time, Dehnow Rural District was established in Qaleh Qazi District.^[4] In addition, the villages of Qaleh Qazi^[6] and Takht^[7] rose to city status. After the 2011 census, the village of Tazian-e Pain was elevated to the status of a city.^[8]

After the 2016 census, Hormuz District was transferred from Qeshm County to Bandar Abbas County.^[9] Jalabi Rural District was created in Takht District, and Shamil Rural District was separated from it in the establishment of Shamil District, including the new Hasan Langi Rural District.^[10]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 498,644 in 119,485 households.^[11] The following census in 2011 counted 588,288 people in 158,677 households.^[12] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 680,366 in 196,220 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Bandar Abbas County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Bandar Abbas County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[11]	2011^[12]	2016^[2]
Central District	429,093	525,042	614,599
Gachin RD	19,479	20,741	18,960
Isin RD	20,735	26,529	27,243
Sarkhun RD		6,287	7,548
Siyahu RD		10,184	8,927
Tazian RD	21,371	25,550	21,010
Bandar Abbas (city)	367,508	435,751	526,648
Tazian-e Pain (city)			4,263
Fin District	23,514	17,043	16,359
Fin RD	9,277	9,865	10,415
Gohreh RD	2,363	1,899	2,005
Siyahu RD	8,342
Fin (city)	3,532	5,279	3,939
Hormuz District^[a]
Hormuz (city)
Qaleh Qazi District	17,195	14,475	16,049
Dehnow RD		4,598	5,234
Qaleh Qazi RD	12,011	4,694	5,529
Sarkhun RD	5,184
Qaleh Qazi (city)		5,183	5,286
Shamil District^[b]
Hasan Langi RD^[b]
Shamil RD
Takht District	28,842	31,728	33,011
Jalabi RD^[b]
Shamil RD	22,280	24,154	24,268
Takht RD	6,562	4,926	5,661
Takht (city)		2,648	3,082
Total	498,644	588,288	680,366
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ Transferred from Qeshm County after the 2016 census^[9]
^ ^a ^b ^c Established after the 2016 census^[10]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 November 2024). "Bandar Abbas County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) [Approved 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. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 53/5/1/3233; Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ ^a ^b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 29 July 1388]. Divisional changes and reforms in Bandar Abbas County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Letter 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ The annexation of Siyahu Rural District to the Central District of Bandar Abbas County (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. c. 2010 [Approved 20 May 2010] – via qavanin.ir/Law/ImageText/?IDS=14007508747229391496 (Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran). The annexation of Siyahu Rural District to the Central District of Bandar Abbas County. Approved on 20/05/2010 by the Ministers of the Political and Defense Commission of the Government...
^ Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 2 August 1388]. Approval regarding the transformation of the village of Qaleh Qazi, the center of Qale Qazi District of Bandar Abbas County in Hormozgan province, into a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 126315/42/1/4; Resolution 158802/T38854H; Notification 26515/T41579K. Archived from the original on 16 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 29 July 1388]. Approval regarding the transformation of the village of Takht, the center of Takht District of Bandar Abbas County in Hormozgan province, into a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 154144/42/1/1; Resolution 158802/T38854H; Notification 174734/T41949K. Archived from the original on 16 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 29 June 1391]. Approval letter regarding the transformation of the villages of Tazian-e Pain, Kuhestak, Tirur and Lamazan into cities. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 4/1/42/136808; Letter 158802/T38854; Notification 217529/T47736K. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 January 2021) [Approved 26 September 1399]. Approval regarding national divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 151785; Notification 109178/T55981AH. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.

[13] Transferred from Qeshm County after the 2016 census^[9]

[fn1-14] Established after the 2016 census^[10]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (16 November 2024). "Bandar Abbas County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[2016_Hormozgan_Province-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.

[Hormozgan_Province_Structure-3] Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) [Approved 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. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 53/5/1/3233; Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[Dehnow_and_Sarkhun_Rural_Districts-4] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 29 July 1388]. Divisional changes and reforms in Bandar Abbas County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Letter 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[Siyahu_Rural_District-5] The annexation of Siyahu Rural District to the Central District of Bandar Abbas County (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. c. 2010 [Approved 20 May 2010] – via qavanin.ir/Law/ImageText/?IDS=14007508747229391496 (Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran). The annexation of Siyahu Rural District to the Central District of Bandar Abbas County. Approved on 20/05/2010 by the Ministers of the Political and Defense Commission of the Government...

[Qaleh_Qazi_City-6] Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 2 August 1388]. Approval regarding the transformation of the village of Qaleh Qazi, the center of Qale Qazi District of Bandar Abbas County in Hormozgan province, into a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 126315/42/1/4; Resolution 158802/T38854H; Notification 26515/T41579K. Archived from the original on 16 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.

[Takht_City-7] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 29 July 1388]. Approval regarding the transformation of the village of Takht, the center of Takht District of Bandar Abbas County in Hormozgan province, into a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 154144/42/1/1; Resolution 158802/T38854H; Notification 174734/T41949K. Archived from the original on 16 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.

[Tazian-e_Pain,_Kuhestak,_Tirur_and_Lamazan_Cities-8] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 29 June 1391]. Approval letter regarding the transformation of the villages of Tazian-e Pain, Kuhestak, Tirur and Lamazan into cities. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 4/1/42/136808; Letter 158802/T38854; Notification 217529/T47736K. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.

[Hormuz_District_Transfer-9] 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.

[Shamil_District_Formation-10] Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 January 2021) [Approved 26 September 1399]. Approval regarding national divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 151785; Notification 109178/T55981AH. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.

[2006_Hormozgan_Province-11] 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.

[2011_Hormozgan_Province-12] 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.

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