Jask County
Persian: شَهرِستانِ جاسک | |
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Coordinates: 25°47′N 58°14′E / 25.783°N 58.233°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Hormozgan |
Capital | Jask |
Districts | Central, Lirdaf |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 58,884 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Jask County (Persian: شَهرِستانِ جاسک) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jask.[3]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 75,769 in 16,667 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 52,882 people in 11,819 households,[5] by which time Bashagard District had been separated from the county to become Bashagard County.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 58,884 in 15,211 households.[2]
After the census, the village of Lirdaf was elevated to the status of a city.[7]
Jask County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 28,807 | 34,637 | 39,224 |
Gabrik RD | 5,161 | 5,948 | 6,561 |
Jask RD | 6,392 | 7,810 | 8,382 |
Kangan RD | 6,121 | 7,069 | 7,421 |
Jask (city) | 11,133 | 13,810 | 16,860 |
Bashagard District[a] | 31,235 | ||
Gafr and Parmon RD | 7,968 | ||
Gowharan RD | 13,017 | ||
Jakdan RD | 8,078 | ||
Sardasht RD | 2,172 | ||
Lirdaf District | 15,727 | 18,245 | 19,660 |
Piveshk RD | 9,749 | 11,603 | 12,622 |
Surak RD | 5,978 | 6,642 | 7,038 |
Lirdaf (city)[b] | |||
Total | 75,769 | 52,882 | 58,884 |
RD = Rural District |