Tunb District

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Not to be confused with Tunb Rural District.
For the village, see Tunb-e Bozorg. For other places with a similar name, see Tunb.

Tunb District
Persian: بخش تنب
District
Tunb District is located in Iran
Tunb District
Tunb District
Coordinates: 26°20′09″N 54°45′25″E / 26.33583°N 54.75694°E / 26.33583; 54.75694[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyAbumusa
CapitalTunb-e Bozorg
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,148
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tunb District (Persian: بخش تنب) is in Abumusa County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Tunb-e Bozorg.[3] It includes the islands of Greater and Lesser Tunbs and the Faror Islands.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 155 in 49 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 498 people in 60 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 1,148 inhabitants in 40 households.[2]

After the census, the village of Tunb-e Bozorg was elevated to the status of a city.[6]

Tunb District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Tunb RD 155 498 1,148
Tunb-e Bozorg (city)[a]
Total 155 498 1,148
RD = Rural District

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 September 2023). "Tunb District (Abumusa County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 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. ^ a b 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 "The island of Tunb was upgraded to a city". Fararu (in Persian). Director General of the Political Office, Elections and National Divisions of Hormozgan Governorate. 4 March 2024. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.


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