Central District (Bastak County)
{{Short description|District in Hormozgan province, Iran}}
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The Central District of Bastak County ({{langx|fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان بستک}}) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bastak.{{cite report|title=Making changes and reforms in divisions in Bastak and Bandar Lengeh Counties of Hormozgan province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/121109|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210174406/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/121109|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=10 February 2024|orig-date=Approved 30 November 1379|date=c. 2024|id=Proposal 1.4.42.951; Notification 56211/21301H|access-date=10 February 2024}}
History
After the 2016 National Census, the village of Kuhij was elevated to the status of a city.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Kuhij village of Fatuiyeh Rural District in the Central District of Bastak County in Hormozgan province to a city|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/264284|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906212801/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/264284|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=6 September 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 5 December 1394|id=Proposal 78126|access-date=6 September 2023}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 30,399 in 6,281 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/22.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094743/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/22.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 36,498 people in 8,687 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hormozgan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117182750/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hormozgan.xls|archive-date=17 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 40,174 inhabitants in 10,973 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_22.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505014212/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_22.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=5 May 2022}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Central District (Bastak County) Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dehtal RD | style="text-align: right;"| 6,558 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,433 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,119 |
| Fatuiyeh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 7,486 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,265 | style="text-align: right;"| 12,497 |
| Gudeh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 7,979 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,575 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,599 |
| Bastak (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 8,376 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,225 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,959 |
| Kuhij (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 30,399 | style="text-align: right;"| 36,498 | style="text-align: right;"| 40,174 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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Category:Districts of Hormozgan province
Category:Populated places in Bastak County
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