Takht District

Not to be confused with Takht Rural District.

For the city, see Takht. For other places with a similar name, see Takht.

Takht District (Persian: بخش تخت) is in Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Takht.^[3]

Takht District Persian: بخش تخت
District
Takht District
Coordinates: 27°22′21″N 56°41′07″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
County	Bandar Abbas
Capital	Takht
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	33,011
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Takht was elevated to the status of a city.^[4] After the 2016 census, Jalabi Rural District was established in the district, and Shamil Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Shamil District.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 28,842 in 6,473 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 31,728 people in 8,212 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 33,011 inhabitants in 9,479 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Takht District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Jalabi RD[a]
Shamil RD[b]	22,280	24,154	24,268
Takht RD	6,562	4,926	5,661
Takht (city)		2,648	3,082
Total	28,842	31,728	33,011
RD = Rural District

See also

Notes

1. Established after the 2016 census^[5]
2. Transferred to Shamil District after the 2016 census^[5]