Larak Rural District Explained

Larak Rural District
Native Name:fa|دهستان لارك
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Rural District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hormozgan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Qeshm
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Larak Shahri
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:421
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Larak Rural District (fa|دهستان لارك) is in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran.[2] Its capital is the village of Larak Shahri.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's 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] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 421 in 115 households. The most populous of its three villages was Larak Shahri, with 421 people.[6]

In 2017, the rural district was separated from the district to join the Central District.[2]

Geography

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Larak Rural District (Qeshm County). . 19 November 2024. 19 November 2024. fa.
  2. Letter of approval regarding the annexation of Larak Rural District from Shahab District of Qeshm County to the Central District of the same county. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230911163655/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/257848. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 11 September 2023. c. 2023. Approved 14 May 2017. 11 September 2023. Proposal 2994.
  3. Approval of the formation of 27 rural districts in the provinces of Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Mazandaran, Tehran, Yazd, and Hormozgan. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20181128181017/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/93097. Habibi. Hassan. 28 November 2018. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. c. 2018. Approved 2 April 1372. Resolution 93808/T907. 8 January 2024.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094743/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/22.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230117182750/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hormozgan.xls. 17 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220505014212/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_22.xlsx. Excel. 5 May 2022.