Abu Musa, Iran

City in Hormozgan province, Iran

City in Hormozgan, Iran
Abu Musa
Persian: ابوموسي
City
25°53′09″N 55°01′42″E / 25.88583°N 55.02833°E / 25.88583; 55.02833[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyAbumusa
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,213
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Abu Musa (Persian: ابوموسي)[a] is a city in the Central District of Abumusa County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,705 in 456 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,461 people in 620 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,213 people in 857 households.[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Abū Mūsā[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 September 2023). "Abu Musa, Abumusa County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ Abu Musa, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "216753" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ 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.
  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.


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Hormozgan Province, Iran
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