Hormuz, Iran
{{Short description|City in Hormozgan province, Iran}}
{{for multi|the administrative division|Hormuz District|other places wit the same name|Hormuz (disambiguation){{!}}Hormuz}}
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Hormuz ({{langx|fa|هرمز}}){{efn|Also romanized as Hurmuz; also known as Ormus and Qal‘eh-ye Hormoz (قلعهٔ هرمز){{GEOnet3|-3066731}}}} is a city in, and the capital of, Hormuz District of Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Iran.
File:The position of the city of Hormuz set on the strait at the bottom of the Persian Gulf-1572.jpg
Demographics
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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,699 in 1,143 households, when it was in Qeshm County.{{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 5,867 people in 1,345 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 city as 5,891 people in 1,698 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}}
The name of the Strait of Hormuz is taken from this island.{{Cite web |title=1750 Schley Map of Ormus, Persian Gulf |url=https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/Ormus-schley-1750 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Geographicus Rare Antique Maps |language=en}}
See also
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{{Hormozgan Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Bandar Abbas County|state=collapsed}}
Category:Cities in Hormozgan province
Category:Populated places in Bandar Abbas County
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