Larak Rural District
Persian: دهستان لارك
Rural District
Larak Rural District is located in Iran
Larak Rural District
Larak Rural District
Coordinates: 26°51′20″N 56°21′45″E / 26.85556°N 56.36250°E / 26.85556; 56.36250[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyQeshm
DistrictCentral
CapitalLarak Shahri
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total421
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Larak Rural District (Persian: دهستان لارك) is in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Larak Shahri.[3]

The district is a small island in the Straits of Hormuz on the south side of Hormuz Island; it is located about 45 km southeast of Bandar Abbas and 18 km southeast of the eastern end of Qeshm Island.

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of Shahab District) was 466 in 98 households.[4] There were 473 inhabitants in 109 households at the following census of 2011.[5] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 421 in 115 households. The largest of its three villages was Larak Shahri, with 421 people.[2]

In May 2017, the rural district was transferred to the Central District.[6]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 September 2023). "Larak Rural District (Qeshm County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "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 (20 April 1372). "Approval of the establishment of 27 rural districts in the provinces of Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Mazandaran, Tehran, Yazd, and Hormozgan". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "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. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ↑ 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.
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