Bandar Sirik

Bandar Sirik () is a city in the Central District (Sirik County), Central District of Sirik County, Hormozgan province, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Sirik Rural District.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,640 in 640 households, when it was capital of the former Biyaban District of Minab County. The following census in 2011 counted 4,140 people in 920 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sirik County. Bandar Sirik was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,137 people in 1,182 households.

Overview

Bandar Sirik overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and contains a small harbour to the northwest of the main settlement. The Minab River empties into the sea near Sirik, and a mangrove estuary is located here. To the northwest
along the coast to Bandar-e-Abbas, there are thousands of hidden caves and valleys dotted around the horn of the Strait of Hormuz.NGA List of Lights – Pub.112
Retrieved 3 October 2016.

See also

*List of lighthouses in Iran

Notes

References

{{Sirik County, state=collapsed

Populated places in Sirik County

Cities in Hormozgan province

Lighthouses in Iran