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Qeshm County

{{Short description|County in Hormozgan province, Iran}}

{{for multi|the city|Qeshm, Hormozgan{{!}}Qeshm|the island|Qeshm Island|other places with a similar name|Qeshm (disambiguation){{!}}Qeshm}}

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{{Infobox settlement

|name = Qeshm County

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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان قشم}}

|settlement_type = County

|image_skyline = Qeshm International Airport 2.jpg

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|image_caption = Qeshm International Airport

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| map_caption = Location of Qeshm County in Hormozgan province (center, pink)

| map_caption1 = Location of Hormozgan province in Iran

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Iran

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Hormozgan

|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Qeshm

|parts_type = Districts

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| p2 = Hara

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|area_total_km2 = 1521

|population_as_of = 2016

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|population_total = 148993

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Qeshm County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان قشم}}) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qeshm.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of Hormozgan province's national divisions centered in Bandar Abbas city|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/97785|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224135811/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/97785|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=24 February 2022|date=c. 2022|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|id=Proposal 53/5/1/3233; Resolution 93808/T907|access-date=9 February 2024}} Qeshm is a free trade zone and has good potential for business.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hanasabt.com/%d8%ab%d8%a8%d8%aa-%d8%b4%d8%b1%da%a9%d8%aa-%d8%af%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%86%d8%b7%d9%82%d9%87-%d8%a2%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%af-%da%a9%db%8c%d8%b4/|title=ثبت شرکت در کیش ، ثبت شرکت خارجی در کیش|last=هانا|first=کارشناس ارشد امور ثبتی خانم ظریفیان|date=2016-05-28|website=ثبت شرکت هانا|language=fa-IR|access-date=2020-01-07}}

History

After the 2016 National Census, the villages of Laft{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Bandar Laft village in Howmeh Rural District of the Central District of Qeshm County of Hormozgan province into a city|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-دوم-مرداد-1400/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328221415/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-دوم-مرداد-1400/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=28 March 2023|orig-date=Approved 5 May 1400|id=Notification 47676/T58537H|date=26 September 2021|access-date=6 September 2024}} and Ramkan

{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Qeshm County, Hormozgan province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/293864|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930115651/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/293864|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=30 September 2022|date=c. 2022|orig-date=Approved 3 May 1400|id=Proposal 195206|access-date=9 February 2024}} were elevated to city status.

In 2017, Larak Rural District separated from Shahab District to join the Central District.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding the annexation of Larak Rural District from Shahab District of Qeshm County to the Central District of the same county|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/257848|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911163655/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/257848|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=11 September 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 14 May 2017|access-date=11 September 2023|id=Proposal 2994}} In 2017, Dulab and Salakh Rural Districts were separated from Shahab District in the formation of Hara District.{{cite report|title=Approval regarding the establishment of the Hara District under the jurisdiction of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/آخرین-مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-سوم-آبان-۹/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322062140/https://sdil.ac.ir/آخرین-مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-سوم-آبان-۹/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=22 March 2023|orig-date=Approved 27 August 1397|id=Proposal 127630; Notification 107785/T55047AH|date=5 December 2018|access-date=28 January 2025}} In 2019, Hormuz District was separated from the county to join Bandar Abbas County.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the extraction of Hormuz District from Qeshm County in Hormozgan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1120030|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315091947/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1120030|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=15 March 2019|date=2 March 2019|orig-date=Approved 12 May 1397|id=Proposal 154867|access-date=4 September 2023}}

Demographics

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 103,881 in 22,642 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 117,774 people in 28,798 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 county as 148,993 in 40,506 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=

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

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|+ Qeshm County Population

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 68,070style="text-align: right;"| 78,369style="text-align: right;"| 104,955
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Howmeh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 22,141style="text-align: right;"| 26,106style="text-align: right;"| 25,617
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Larak RD{{efn|Transferred from Shahab District after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ramkan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 13,472style="text-align: right;"| 14,994style="text-align: right;"| 24,135
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dargahan (city)style="text-align: right;"| 7,996style="text-align: right;"| 8,667style="text-align: right;"| 14,525
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Laft (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qeshm (city)style="text-align: right;"| 24,461style="text-align: right;"| 28,602style="text-align: right;"| 40,678
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ramkan (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Hara District{{efn|Established after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dulab RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Salakh RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Hormuz District{{efn|Transferred to Bandar Abbas County after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"| 5,699style="text-align: right;"| 5,867style="text-align: right;"| 5,891
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hormuz (city)style="text-align: right;"| 5,699style="text-align: right;"| 5,867style="text-align: right;"| 5,891
Shahab Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 30,112style="text-align: right;"| 33,538style="text-align: right;"| 38,115
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dulab RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,643style="text-align: right;"| 9,792style="text-align: right;"| 10,591
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hengam RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 475style="text-align: right;"| 417style="text-align: right;"| 521
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Larak RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 466style="text-align: right;"| 473style="text-align: right;"| 421
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Salakh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 10,598style="text-align: right;"| 11,846style="text-align: right;"| 13,901
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Suza RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 5,450style="text-align: right;"| 6,298style="text-align: right;"| 6,974
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Suza (city)style="text-align: right;"| 4,480style="text-align: right;"| 4,712style="text-align: right;"| 5,707
Totalstyle="text-align: right;"| 103,881style="text-align: right;"| 117,774style="text-align: right;"| 148,993
colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}}

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