Hormuz, Iran
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Hormuz () is a city in, and the capital of, Hormuz District of
Bandar Abbas County Bandar Abbas County () is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Abbas. History After the 2006 National Census, Sarkhun Rural District was transferred from Qaleh Qazi District, and Siyahu Rural District from Fi ...
, Hormozgan province,
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
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Demographics


Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,699 in 1,143 households, when it was in Qeshm County. The following census in 2011 counted 5,867 people in 1,345 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,891 people in 1,698 households. The district was transferred to Bandar Abbas County in 2019. The name of the Strait of Hormuz is taken from this island.


See also

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Ormus The Kingdom of Ormus (also known as Hormoz or Hormuz; ; ) was located in the eastern side of the Persian Gulf and extended as far as Bahrain in the west at its zenith. The Kingdom was established in the 11th century initially as a dependency of ...


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Cities in Hormozgan province Populated places in Bandar Abbas County Hormuz Island {{BandarAbbas-geo-stub