Shahab District

Coordinates: 26°45′13″N 56°00′08″E / 26.75361°N 56.00222°E / 26.75361; 56.00222
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Shahab District
Persian: بخش شهاب
Shahab District is located in Iran
Shahab District
Shahab District
Coordinates: 26°45′13″N 56°00′08″E / 26.75361°N 56.00222°E / 26.75361; 56.00222[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyQeshm
CapitalSuza
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total38,115
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shahab District (Persian: بخش شهاب) is in Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Suza.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 30,112 in 6,319 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 33,538 people in 7,946 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 38,115 inhabitants in 9,902 households.[2]

In May 2017, Larak Rural District was transferred from Shahab District to the Central District.[6] In November 2017, Dulab Rural District and Salakh Rural District were separated from Shahab District in the establishment of Hara District.[7]

Shahab District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Dulab RD[a] 8,643 9,792 10,591
Hengam RD 475 417 521
Larak RD[b] 466 473 421
Salakh RD[a] 10,598 11,846 13,901
Suza RD 5,450 6,298 6,974
Suza (city) 4,480 4,712 5,707
Total 30,112 33,538 38,115
RD = Rural District

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Transferred to Hara District after the 2016 census[7]
  2. ^ Transferred to the Central District after the 2016 census[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 September 2023). "Shahab District (Qeshm County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 May 2017). "Letter of approval regarding the annexation of Larak Rural District from Shahab District of Qeshm County to the Central District of the same county". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers regarding the creation of Hara District centered on Tabl village from the combination of Dulab and Salakh Rural Districts in Qeshm County of Hormozgan province". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.