Khvormuj Explained
| Official Name: | Khvormuj |
| Native Name: | fa|خورموج |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bushehr |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dashti |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Area Total Km2: | 1280 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 60942 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 28.6572°N 51.3811°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Khvormuj (fa|خورموج) is a city in the Central District of Dashti County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] The narrow river Shur traverses the valley, 7 km to the west of the city.
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
Persians constitute 70% and Turks 30% of the inhabitants, and the majority speaks the Dashti dialect. In 2006 Khormuj comprised 13 villages: Derāzi (administrative center), Zizār, Ahshām Qā'edhā, Faqih Hasanān, Bāgh-e Vahš, Heydari, Zāyer Abbās, Verāvi, Miānkherra, Chārak, Chāvushi, Chahla, and Kolol.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 31,667 in 6,966 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 34,944 people in 8,777 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 40,722 people in 11,537 households.[6]
See also
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Khvormuj, Dashti County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 26 August 2024. 26 August 2024. fa.
- Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Bushehr province centered on Bushehr city. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240424211507/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113031. Ministry of the Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. c. 2024. 24 April 2024. Approved 21 June 1369. 24 April 2024. Notification 82824/T138K.
- http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/khvormuj-town Dénes Gazsi, “ḴvORMUJ,” Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, 2016
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Bushehr Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093422/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/18.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Bushehr Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230403085236/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Bushehr.xls . 3 April 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212745/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_18.xlsx. Excel. 3 August 2017.
