Minab County

Minab County

Persian: شهرستان میناب
Minab County Persian: شهرستان میناب
County
	Location of Minab County in Hormozgan province (right, purple)
	Location of Hormozgan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 26°58′N 57°22′E / 26.967°N 57.367°E
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
Capital	Minab
Districts	Central, Band-e Zarak, Kariyan, Senderk, Tiyab, Tukahur
Area
• Total	5,103 km2 (1,970 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	259,221
• Density	50.80/km2 (131.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Minab County (Persian: شهرستان میناب) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Minab.

History

After the 2006 National Census, Biyaban District was separated from the county in the establishment of Sirik County. Band-e Zarak Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Band-e Zarak District, including the new Kargan Rural District. The villages of Hasht Bandi and Senderk rose to city status.

After the 2011 census, the village of Tirur was elevated to the status of a city.

After the 2016 census, Kariyan Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Kariyan District, including the new Talang Rural District. Tiyab Rural District was also separated from the Central District in the formation of Tiyab District, including the new Sarbaran Rural District.

In 2019, three villages in Band-e Zarak District were elevated to city status: Band-e Zarak, Kargan and Zehuki.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 254,304 in 50,478 households. The following census in 2011 counted 235,705 people in 56,106 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 259,221 in 68,906 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Minab County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
Central District	170,419	142,745	158,650
Band-e Zarak RD	39,334
Gurband RD	16,513	17,761	14,087
Howmeh RD	27,577	26,910	29,437
Kariyan RD	14,537	15,203	16,814
Tiyab RD	17,835	19,642	20,271
Minab (city)	54,623	63,229	73,170
Tirur (city)			4,871
Band-e Zarak District		42,929	47,845
Band-e Zarak RD		30,548	34,121
Kargan RD		12,381	13,724
Band-e Zarak (city)
Kargan (city)
Zehuki (city)
Biyaban District	38,251
Bemani RD	11,633
Biyaban RD	11,667
Sirik RD	11,311
Sirik (city)	3,640
Kariyan District
Kariyan RD
Talang RD
Senderk District	19,501	23,624	22,126
Bondar RD	3,512	4,038	3,730
Darpahn RD	6,118	7,832	7,537
Senderk RD	9,871	9,730	8,944
Senderk (city)		2,024	1,915
Tiyab District
Sarbaran RD
Tiyab RD
Tukahur District	26,133	26,407	30,564
Cheraghabad RD	18,281	13,619	15,241
Tukahur RD	7,852	8,350	8,605
Hasht Bandi (city)		4,438	6,718
Total	254,304	235,705	259,221
RD = Rural District

Notes

↑ Became a city after the 2016 census
↑ Became a city after the 2016 census
↑ Became a city after the 2016 census
↑ Transferred to Sirik County
1 2 Established after the 2016 census
1 2 Established after the 2016 census

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 November 2024). "Minab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
1 2 3 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) [Approved 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. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 53/5/1/3233; Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
1 2 Davodi, Parviz (14 April 2018) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Hormozgan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 158927/T38028K. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 14 November 1388]. Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 107246/42/4/1; Resolution 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
↑ Davodi, Parviz (c. 2022) [Approved 29 July 1386]. The transformation of Hasht Bandi village from Cheraghabad Rural District of Tukahur District of Minab County in Hormozgan province to Hasht Bandi city. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/1/1; Letter 58538/T26118AH. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
↑ Davodi, Parviz (20 October 2017) [Approved 14 February 1388]. Approval of the village of Senderk, the center of Senderk District, Minab County, Hormozgan province, into a City. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 147287/42/4/1; Resolution 158802/T38854; Notification 32149/T41832K. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 29 June 1391]. Approval letter regarding the transformation of the villages of Tazian-e Pain, Kuhestak, Tirur and Lamazan into cities. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 4/1/42/136808; Letter 158802/T38854; Notification 217529/T47736K. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
1 2 Mokhbar, Mohammad (c. 2023) [Approved 13 February 1402]. Creation of Kariyan District under Minab County of Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 92300. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
1 2 Mokhbar, Mohammad (c. 2023) [Approved 13 February 1402]. Changes in national divisions of Minab County, Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 92306. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
1 2 "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". farsnews.ir (in Persian). 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Fars Media Corporation.
1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2022) [Approved 3 May 1400]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Minab County, Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 190620. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (5 August 2021) [Approved 5 May 1400]. Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Zehuki village, Band-e Zarak Rural District, Band-e Zarak District, Minab County, Hormozgan province into a city. rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Proposal 199335; Notification 47675/T58578H. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

[16] Became a city after the 2016 census

[17] Became a city after the 2016 census

[18] Became a city after the 2016 census

[19] Transferred to Sirik County

[fn1-20] 1 2 Established after the 2016 census

[fn2-21] 1 2 Established after the 2016 census

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (18 November 2024). "Minab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 November 2024.

[2016_Hormozgan_Province-2] 1 2 3 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Hormozgan_Province_Structure-3] Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) [Approved 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. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 53/5/1/3233; Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[Sirik_County_Establishment-4] 1 2 Davodi, Parviz (14 April 2018) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Hormozgan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 158927/T38028K. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[Band-e_Zarak_District_Formation-5] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 14 November 1388]. Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 107246/42/4/1; Resolution 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[Hasht_Bandi_City-6] Davodi, Parviz (c. 2022) [Approved 29 July 1386]. The transformation of Hasht Bandi village from Cheraghabad Rural District of Tukahur District of Minab County in Hormozgan province to Hasht Bandi city. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/1/1; Letter 58538/T26118AH. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[Senderk_City-7] Davodi, Parviz (20 October 2017) [Approved 14 February 1388]. Approval of the village of Senderk, the center of Senderk District, Minab County, Hormozgan province, into a City. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 147287/42/4/1; Resolution 158802/T38854; Notification 32149/T41832K. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[Tazian-e_Pain,_Kuhestak,_Tirur_and_Lamazan_Cities-8] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 29 June 1391]. Approval letter regarding the transformation of the villages of Tazian-e Pain, Kuhestak, Tirur and Lamazan into cities. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 4/1/42/136808; Letter 158802/T38854; Notification 217529/T47736K. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.

[Kariyan_District_Formation-9] 1 2 Mokhbar, Mohammad (c. 2023) [Approved 13 February 1402]. Creation of Kariyan District under Minab County of Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 92300. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[Tiyab_District_Formation-10] 1 2 Mokhbar, Mohammad (c. 2023) [Approved 13 February 1402]. Changes in national divisions of Minab County, Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 92306. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[Band-e_Zarak_City-11] 1 2 "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". farsnews.ir (in Persian). 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Fars Media Corporation.

[Kargan_City-12] 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2022) [Approved 3 May 1400]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Minab County, Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 190620. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[Zehuki_City-13] 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (5 August 2021) [Approved 5 May 1400]. Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Zehuki village, Band-e Zarak Rural District, Band-e Zarak District, Minab County, Hormozgan province into a city. rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Proposal 199335; Notification 47675/T58578H. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[2006_Hormozgan_Province-14] 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Hormozgan_Province-15] 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.