Hormuz, Iran

For the administrative division, see Hormuz District. For other places wit the same name, see Hormuz.

Hormuz (Persian: هرمز, also Romanized as Hormoz; also known as Qal‘eh-ye Hormoz, قلعهٔ هرمز)^[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Hormuz District of Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Iran.^[4]

Hormuz Persian: هرمز
City
Old town from Portuguese fortress
Hormuz
Coordinates: 27°05′33″N 56°27′05″E / 27.09250°N 56.45139°E / 27.09250; 56.45139^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
County	Bandar Abbas
District	Hormuz
Population  (2016)^[2]
• Total	5,891
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Hormuz was an important strategic port in ancient days (sketch from 1572).

At the 2006 census, its population was 5,699 in 1,143 households, when it was in Qeshm County.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,867 people in 1,345 households.^[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,891 people in 1,698 households.^[2]

In March 2019, the district was transferred to Bandar Abbas County.^[4]

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References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2023). "Hormuz, Bandar Abbas County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
2. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Hormuz, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3066731" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (2 March 2019). . Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
5. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. "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.