For the village in Kerman province, see Kuhestak.
Kuhestak
City
Native namePersian: کوهستک
Coordinates26°48′14″N 57°01′36″E
CountryIran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountySirik
DistrictBemani
Unit prefMetric
Population as of2016
Population total3060
Time zoneIRST (UTC+3:30)

Kuhestak (Persian: کوهستک)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Bemani District of Sirik County, Hormozgan province, Iran.[1] It also serves as the administrative center for Bemani Rural District.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Kuhestak's population was 2,449 in 430 households, when it was a village in Bemani Rural District of the former Byaban District of Minab County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 2,548 people in 591 households,[4] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sirik County. The rural district was transferred to the new Bemani District.[1] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,060 people in 746 households,[5] when Kuhestak had been elevated to the status of a city.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Koohastak, Kouhestak, Kūhastak, Kūhestak, and Kūhistak[7]

References

  1. ^ Davodi, Parviz (14 April 2018 [Approved 18 September 1386]). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Hormozgan province" (in Persian). rc.majlis.ir. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 158927/T38028K. Archived 3 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 November 2023. – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  2. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023 [Approved 2 February 1366]). "Creation and establishment of 15 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Minab County under Hormozgan province" (in Persian). qavanin.ir. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 53/1/9429. Archived 10 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 November 2023. – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province" (Excel) (in Persian). amar.org.ir. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province" (Excel) (in Persian). irandataportal.syr.edu. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 17 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022. – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province" (Excel) (in Persian). amar.org.ir. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 5 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024 [Approved 29 June 1391]). "Approval letter regarding the transformation of the villages of Tazian-e Pain, Kuhestak, Tirur and Lamazan into cities" (in Persian). lamtakam.com. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 4/1/42/136808; Letter 158802/T38854; Notification 217529/T47736K. Archived 9 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 February 2024. – via Lam ta Kam.
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