Kargan, Hormozgan

Coordinates: 26°57′14″N 56°57′10″E / 26.95389°N 56.95278°E / 26.95389; 56.95278
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For the administrative division, see Kargan Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Kargan.

Kargan
Persian: كرگان
City
Kargan is located in Iran
Kargan
Kargan
Coordinates: 26°57′14″N 56°57′10″E / 26.95389°N 56.95278°E / 26.95389; 56.95278[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyMinab
DistrictBand-e Zarak
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total5,282
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kargan (Persian: كرگان)[a] is a city in Band-e Zarak District of Minab County, Hormozgan province, Iran.

At the 2006 census, its population was 4,380 in 789 households, when it was a village in Band-e Zarak Rural District of the Central District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,848 people in 1,138 households,[5] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Band-e Zarak District, and the village transferred to the new Kargan Rural District.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,282 people in 1,393 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the village of Kargan was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Kargān[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 September 2023). "Kargan, Minab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 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. ^ Kargan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069743" 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. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 November 1388). "Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  7. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (3 May 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Minab County, Hormozgan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.


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