Central District (Qeshm County)
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Qeshm County Qeshm County () is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qeshm. Qeshm is a free trade zone and has good potential for business. History After the 2016 National Census, the villages of Laft and Ramkan were elevated to ...
() is in Hormozgan province,
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. Its capital is the city of
Qeshm Qeshm (Persian language: قشم) is an arrow-shaped Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz of the Persian Gulf (), measuring roughly 1,500 square kilometres (576 square miles) in surface area. Separated from the Iranian mainland by the Claren ...
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History

After the 2016 National Census, the villages of Laft and Ramkan were elevated to city status. In 2017, Larak Rural District was separated from
Shahab District Shahab District () is in Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia ...
to join the Central District.


Demographics


Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 68,070 in 15,180 households. The following census in 2011 counted 78,369 people in 19,527 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 104,955 inhabitants in 28,874 households.


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References

Districts of Hormozgan province Populated places in Qeshm County {{Qeshm-geo-stub