Abumusa County

For the city, see Abu Musa. For the island, see Abu Musa.

Abumusa County (Persian: شهرستان ابوموسی) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abu Musa.^[2]

Abumusa County Persian: شهرستان ابوموسی
County
Location of Abumusa County in Hormozgan province (bottom left, pink)
Location of Hormozgan province in Iran
Coordinates: 26°08′30″N 54°45′30″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
Capital	Abu Musa
Districts	Central, Tunb
Population  (2016)
• Total	7,402
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2006 National Census, Sirri Rural District was created in the Central District.^[3] After the 2016 census, the village of Tunb-e Bozorg was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,860 in 505 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,263 people in 679 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 7,402 in 924 households.^[7]

Administrative divisions

Abumusa County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Abumusa County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[7]
Central District	1,705	4,765	6,254
Sirri RD		1,304	2,041
Abu Musa (city)	1,705	3,461	4,213
Tunb District	155	498	1,148
Tunb RD	155	498	1,148
Tunb-e Bozorg (city)[lower-alpha 1]
Total	1,860	5,263	7,402
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Abumusa County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 September 2023). "Abumusa County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
2. 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.
3. Habibi, Hassan (20 April 1372). "Approval of the establishment of 27 rural districts in the provinces of Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Mazandaran, Tehran, Yazd, and Hormozgan". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "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.