Sarkhun
Persian: سرخون
Village
Sarkhun is located in Iran
Sarkhun
Sarkhun
Coordinates: 27°23′17″N 56°23′47″E / 27.38806°N 56.39639°E / 27.38806; 56.39639[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyBandar Abbas
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictSarkhun
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total5,314
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sarkhun (Persian: سرخون, also Romanized as Sarkhūn; also known as Sarkhoom and Shahru)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Sarkhun Rural District of the Central District of Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 3,870 in 896 households, when it was in Qaleh Qazi District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,528 people in 1,238 households, by which time the rural district had been transferred to the Central District.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,314 people in 1,545 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2023). "Sarkhun, Bandar Abbas County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 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. ^ Sarkhun can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082904" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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