Hormuz
Persian: هرمز | |
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Coordinates: 27°05′33″N 56°27′05″E / 27.09250°N 56.45139°E / 27.09250; 56.45139[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Hormozgan |
County | Bandar Abbas |
District | Hormuz |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 5,891 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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Hormuz (Persian: هرمز, also Romanized as Hurmuz; also known as Ormus, Qal‘eh-ye Hormoz, قلعهٔ هرمز)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Hormuz District of Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Iran.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population was 5,699 in 1,143 households, when it was in Qeshm County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,867 people in 1,345 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,891 people in 1,698 households.[2]
In March 2019, the district was transferred to Bandar Abbas County.[4]
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