Band-e Zarak District

District in Hormozgan province, Iran

District in Hormozgan, Iran

Band-e Zarak District Persian: بخش بندزرک
District
27°00′33″N 57°01′01″E / 27.00917°N 57.01694°E / 27.00917; 57.01694^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
County	Minab
Capital	Band-e Zarak
Population (2016)^[2]
• Total	47,845
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Band-e Zarak District (Persian: بخش بندزرک) is in Minab County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Band-e Zarak.^[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Band-e Zarak Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Band-e Zarak District, which was divided into two rural districts.^[3]

In 2019, three villages in the district were elevated to the status of cities: Band-e Zarak,^[4]^[5] Kargan^[6]^[7] and Zehuki.^[8]

Demographics

Population

The census in 2011 counted 42,929 people in 9,888 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 47,845 inhabitants in 12,556 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Band-e Zarak District Population
Administrative Divisions	2011^[9]	2016^[2]
Band-e Zarak RD	30,548	34,121
Kargan RD	12,381	13,724
Band-e Zarak (city)^[a]
Kargan (city)^[b]
Zehuki (city)^[c]
Total	42,929	47,845
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]
^ Became a city after the 2016 census^[7]
^ Became a city after the 2016 census^[8]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 September 2023). "Band-e Zarak District (Minab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ ^a ^b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 November 1388). "Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "The ceremony of upgrading the village of Band-e Zarak, Minab to the city: Abbas Humayun was appointed as the mayor during the promotion ceremony". Fars News (in Persian). 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "The village of Yan Cheshmeh, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, became a city". Jamaran (in Persian). Jahanbakhsh Safari. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
^ "Four villages in Hormozgan were upgraded to cities". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Minab County". RRK (in Persian). 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Jahangiri, Ishaq (5 August 2021). "The approval letter regarding the conversion of Zehuki village of Band-e Zarak district". RRK (in Persian). Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "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.

Hormozgan Province, Iran

Capital

Bandar Abbas

Counties and cities

Abumusa County	Abu Musa
Bandar Abbas County	Bandar Abbas Fin
Bandar Lengeh County	Bandar Charak Bandar Lengeh Kish Kong
Bashagard County	Sardasht
Bastak County	Bastak Jenah Kukherd
Hajjiabad County	Fareghan Hajjiabad
Jask County	Jask
Khamir County	Bandar Khamir Ruydar
Minab County	Hasht Bandi Minab Senderk Sirik
Parsian County	Parsian
Qeshm County	Dargahan Hormuz Qeshm Suza
Rudan County	Rudan Ziarat-e Ali

Sights

populated places

List of cities, towns and villages in Hormozgan Province

See also

Minab County

Capital

Minab

Districts

Central

Cities

Minab

Rural Districts
and villages

Band-e Zarak	Bagh Golan Ban Bast Band-e Zarak Chah Kar Damaghrig Darbagh Dudu Eslamabad Gabrani Gorazuiyeh Gowdu Gurzang Jan Gan Jushki Kalut Kardar Kargan Kash Qalman-e Bala Kash Qalman-e Pain Khoshkabad Kohneh Shahr Kombil Konar Esmail Konar-e Torsh Kulegh Kalam Kulegh Kashi Mahmudi Miskanak Moghiri Pulad-e Qasemi Qader Khani Reza Alichi Rezayi Roknabad Salmani Sangaki Sar Shif Sarmast Shimilu Shomjuiyeh Suleqan Talvar Teybi Shahi Tom Baluchan Tom-e Khvajeh Bahmani Zehuki
Gurband	Chah Esmail Chah Shirin Dom Shahr Gurband Hajji Khademi Mahreghan Now Band-e Jadid Now Band-e Qadim Poshteh-ye Gurband Tirur Ziarat Mowla
Howmeh	Ahmadabad-e Koleybi Bahmani Baziari Bolboli Chah-e Neshini Darkhaneh Deh-e Vosta Fakhrabad Golshavar Hakami Hanai Sarrigan Jowzan Kalentan Kalu Khvajeh Shamsi Koleybi Mahmudi Makian Mirabad Molla Hasani Molla Jamati Nasirai Paziarat Poshteh-ye Aliabad Poshteh-ye Azadegan Poshteh-ye Mohnu Qasem-e Jelali Sar Kam Bahmani Sarkontkan Sarrigan Shah Mansuri Shahmoradi Shahvarpalur Shamju Talar Tombak-e Bala Tombak-e Pain Tombanu Tomb-e Gowhar Tomb-e Sat
Karian	Aha Khani Baghak Berenzaki Borhan Chahshur-e Halvayi-ye Yek Gahru Gasman Halavan Halvai-ye Do Halvai-ye Seh Jafarabad Kachek Kahtek Kahurdan Karian Koshtaran Kutak-e Qalat Kutak-e Rayisi Pabanan Palangi Pamanbar Poshteh Talang Qalaman-e Abdollah Qalamzani Qalat-e Rostam Ravang Tahtan Talang-e Anbari Talang-e Saratak Zartuji Ziarat-e Talang
Tiab	Baghuni Chalow-ye Gavmishi Dalalun Dehu Espangun Gishnu Hajjiabad Kolahi Mah Khatuni Mahmud Shahi Mashahran Mazegh-e Bala Mazegh-e Pain Nakhl-e Ebrahimi Sarbaran Sobohti Tiab

Senderk

Cities

Senderk

Rural Districts
and villages

Bondar	Bondar Chah Hanan Chah Kharu Chahlak Charubuni Cherak-e Bala Cherak-e Pain Darjak Emamabad Gizanag Gonbad-e Sorkh Hangar Kalat-e Mahmak Mosheka ol Din Owdui Posht Kalat Sadar Shirish Somsili Tam Babol Tigh Siah
Dar Pahn	Benambani Bonkaram Dahan-e Dar Dahich Dar Pahn Darjadun Davari-ye Bala Davari-ye Pain Dehnow Devin Esfand Eslamabad Gashiraz Gudi Henj Jehad Kal-e Alivan Kart Zani Kashpiri Naz Parazan Qadamgah-e Hazrat-e Ali Ropeka Sarkahnan-e Davari Sefid Kuh Shibkuh Tombu-e Bala Tombu-e Pain Zamindar
Senderk	Abdollahabad Aliabad Anbarak Arangu-ye Bala Arangu-ye Pain Arreh Kan Banzir Beneh Kan Bing Choragh-e Suz Dargelu Daviri Deh-e Ziaratan Garu Genan Guner Keshaharan Khurhuy Kohnak Lur Mazagh-e Kurian Mazavi Owtrang Pishunla Key Sarmazegh Sheykh Amr Shivehi Sit

Tukahur

Cities

Hasht Bandi

Rural Districts
and villages

Cheraghabad	Ahmadabad Amirabad Cheraghabad Cheraghabad-e Bala Cheraghabad-e Jonubi Cheraghabad-e Markazi Dahandar Hamin Hasht Bandi-ye Do Heyatabad Jafarabad Kahurtak Kalatak Kuy-e Hejrat Mazraeh-ye Tafzali Mojtame-ye Emam Nil Gary Rig Deraz Rig Kag Tom Malantaki
Tukahur	Anjirak Bandak Chah Deraz Chah Gharbal Chah Heydar Chah Sharif Hojjatabad Kahnan-e Sarney Pasangar Rashk Rig Muled Sohran Tomparitak Tukahur