Larak Rural District (Persian: دهستان لارك) is in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Larak Shahri.[3]
Larak Rural District
Persian: دهستان لارك | |
|---|---|
  Larak Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 26°51′20″N 56°21′45″E / 26.85556°N 56.36250°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hormozgan |
| County | Qeshm |
| District | Central |
| Capital | Larak Shahri |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 421 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Shahab District) was 466 in 98 households.[4] There were 473 inhabitants in 109 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 421 in 115 households. The most populous of its three villages was Larak Shahri, with 421 people.[2]
In May 2017, the rural district was transferred to the Central District.[6]
Geography
The district is a small island in the Straits of Hormuz on the south side of Hormuz Island; it is located about 45 km southeast of Bandar Abbas and 18 km southeast of the eastern end of Qeshm Island.
See also
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 September 2023). "Larak Rural District (Qeshm County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (20 April 1372). "Approval of the establishment of 27 rural districts in the provinces of Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Mazandaran, Tehran, Yazd, and Hormozgan". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 May 2017). "Letter of approval regarding the annexation of Larak Rural District from Shahab District of Qeshm County to the Central District of the same county". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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