Sarkhun Rural District

Coordinates: 27°23′10″N 56°25′20″E / 27.38611°N 56.42222°E / 27.38611; 56.42222
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Sarkhun Rural District
Persian: دهستان سرخون
Sarkhun Rural District is located in Iran
Sarkhun Rural District
Sarkhun Rural District
Coordinates: 27°23′10″N 56°25′20″E / 27.38611°N 56.42222°E / 27.38611; 56.42222[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyBandar Abbas
DistrictCentral
CapitalSarkhun
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total7,548
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sarkhun Rural District (Persian: دهستان سرخون) is in the Central District of Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Sarkhun.[3]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of Qaleh Qazi District) was 5,184 in 1,197 households.[4] There were 6,287 inhabitants in 1,756 households at the following census of 2011,[5] by which time the rural district had been transferred to the Central District.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 7,548 in 2,188 households. The most populous of its nine villages was Sarkhun, with 5,314 people.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2023). "Sarkhun Rural District (Bandar Abbas County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 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. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza. "Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  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. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 July 1388). "Divisional changes and reforms in Bandar Abbas County". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2024.