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Band-e Zarak

Band-e Zarak is a city in, and the capital of, Band-e Zarak District of Minab County, Hormozgan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Band-e Zarak Rural District.

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Band-e Zarak
Persian: بندزرك
City
Band-e Zarak
Coordinates: 27°04′04″N 56°58′45″E / 27.06778°N 56.97917°E / 27.06778; 56.979171
CountryIran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyMinab
DistrictBand-e Zarak
Population
 (2016)2
 • Total
4,796
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Band-e Zarak (Persian: بندزرك)a is a city in, and the capital of, Band-e Zarak District of Minab County, Hormozgan province, Iran.4 It also serves as the administrative center for Band-e Zarak Rural District.5

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Band-e Zarak's population was 4,386 in 776 households, when it was a village in Band-e Zarak Rural District of the Central District.6 The following census in 2011 counted 4,683 people in 1,026 households,7 by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Band-e Zarak District.4 The 2016 census measured the population as 4,796 people in 1,279 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.2

Band-e Zarak was elevated to the status of a city after the census.8

See also

See also

Iran portal

Notes

Notes

  1. Also known as Bandark-e Kohneh, Banz̄ark, Banz̄ark Kohneh, Banz̄ark-e Kohneh, and Banz̄ark Now3
References

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (18 November 2024). "Band-e Zarak, Minab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Band-e Zarak at GEOnet Names Server
  4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 14 November 1388]. Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 107246/42/4/1; Resolution 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and establishment of 15 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Minab County under Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 53/1/9429. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  8. "The ceremony of upgrading the village of Band-e Zarak, Minab to the city: Abbas Humayun was appointed as the mayor during the promotion ceremony". farsnews.ir (in Persian). 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Fars Media Corporation.