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Abumusa County Abumusa County ( fa, شهرستان ابوموسی) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Abu Musa , location = Persian Gulf , coordinates = , total_islands = 1 , area_km2 = ...

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. Its capital is the village of Tunb-e Bozorg. It includes the islands of Greater and Lesser Tunbs and the Faror Islands.

History

After the 2016 National Census, the village of Tunb-e Bozorg was elevated to the status of a city.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 155 in 49 households. The following census in 2011 counted 498 people in 60 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 1,148 inhabitants in 40 households.

Administrative divisions

Notes

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