Gowharan, Hormozgan

For the administrative divisions, see Gowharan District and Gowharan Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Gowharan.

Gowharan Persian: گوهران
City
Gowharan
Coordinates: 26°35′44″N 57°53′46″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
County	Bashagard
District	Gowharan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,170
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gowharan (Persian: گوهران)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Gowharan District of Bashagard County, Hormozgan province, Iran.[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Gowharan Rural District.[6][b]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Gowharan's population was 828 in 199 households, when it was a village in Gowharan Rural District of the former Bashagard District of Jask County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,316 people in 298 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bashagard County. The rural district was transferred to the new Gowharan District, and Gowharan was elevated to the status of a city.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,170 people in 323 households.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Gowharān and Gūharān; formerly the village of Angahran,[3] also romanized as Angohrān (انگهران); also known as Angūran (انگوران) and Qal‘eh-ye Angūrān[4]
2. Formerly Angahran Rural District[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (17 November 2024). "Gowharan, Bashagard County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
2. 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.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 7 June 1375]. Change of name of village and rural district of Angahran under Jask County to Gowharan. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.2919; Letter 93808T907; Notification 7041/T16806K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Gowharan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053226" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
5. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 28 July 1387]. Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1/4/42/91511. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of two districts and eight rural districts in Jask County in Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53/1/5/1/92031. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
7. 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.
8. 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.