Kuhestak

For the village in Kerman province, see Kuhestak.

Kuhestak Persian: کوهستک
City
Kuhestak
Coordinates: 26°48′14″N 57°01′36″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
County	Sirik
District	Bemani
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,060
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kuhestak (Persian: کوهستک)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Bemani District of Sirik County, Hormozgan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Bemani Rural District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Kuhestak's population was 2,449 in 430 households, when it was a village in Bemani Rural District of the former Byaban District of Minab County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,548 people in 591 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sirik County. The rural district was transferred to the new Bemani District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,060 people in 746 households,[2] when Kuhestak had been elevated to the status of a city.[8]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Koohastak, Kouhestak, Kūhastak, Kūhestak, and Kūhistak[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (20 November 2024). "Kuhestak, Sirik County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 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. Kuhestak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072331" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. 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.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and establishment of 15 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Minab County under Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 53/1/9429. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. 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.
7. 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.
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.