Hormuz, Iran

For the administrative division, see Hormuz District. For other places wit the same name, see Hormuz.

Hormuz
Persian: هرمز
City
Old town from Portuguese fortress
Old town from Portuguese fortress
Hormuz is located in Persian Gulf
Hormuz
Hormuz
Hormuz is located in Iran
Hormuz
Hormuz
Coordinates: 27°05′33″N 56°27′05″E / 27.09250°N 56.45139°E / 27.09250; 56.45139[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyBandar Abbas
DistrictHormuz
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total5,891
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Hormuz (Persian: هرمز)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Hormuz District of Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Iran.

Hormuz was an important strategic port in ancient days (sketch from 1572).

Demographics

Population

At 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]

In March 2019, the district was transferred to Bandar Abbas County.[6]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Hurmuz; also known as Ormus and Qal‘eh-ye Hormoz (قلعهٔ هرمز)[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2023). "Hormuz, Bandar Abbas County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 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. ^ 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".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (2 March 2019). "Approval letter regarding the extraction of Hormuz District from Qeshm County in Hormozgan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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