Tunb-e Bozorg

Coordinates: 26°15′16″N 55°18′25″E / 26.25444°N 55.30694°E / 26.25444; 55.30694
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For the administrative divisions, see Tunb District and Tunb Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Tunb.

Tunb-e Bozorg
Persian: تنب بزرگ
City
Tunb-e Bozorg is located in Iran
Tunb-e Bozorg
Tunb-e Bozorg
Coordinates: 26°15′16″N 55°18′25″E / 26.25444°N 55.30694°E / 26.25444; 55.30694[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyAbumusa
DistrictTunb
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total690
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tunb-e Bozorg (Persian: تنب بزرگ)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Tunb District of Abumusa County, Hormozgan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Tunb Rural District. The city is on Greater Tunb island.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 155 in 49 households, when it was a village in Tunb Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 380 people in 58 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 690 people in 38 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the village of Tunb-e Bozorg was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also known as Greater Tumb, Jazīreh-ye Tonb-e Bozorg, Jezīrat Tunb, Tonb, Ţunb al Kubrá, and Tunb Buzurq[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 September 2023). "Tunb-e Bozorg, Abumusa County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 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. ^ Tunb-e Bozorg can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087645" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of Hormozgan province's national divisions centered in Bandar Abbas city". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "The island of Tunb was upgraded to a city". Fararu (in Persian). Director General of the Political Office, Elections and National Divisions of Hormozgan Governorate. 4 March 2024. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.


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