Larak Shahri

Larak Shahri (Persian: لارك شهري, also Romanized as Lārak Shahrī; also known as Lārak Kūhī)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Larak Rural District of the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. The village is located on Larak Island.

For the administrative division, see Larak Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Larak.

Larak Shahri
Persian: لارك شهري
Village
Larak Shahri is located in Iran
Larak Shahri
Larak Shahri
Coordinates: 26°53′01″N 56°23′17″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyQeshm
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictLarak
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total421
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 466 in 98 households, when it was in Shahab District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 473 people in 109 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 421 people in 115 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

In May 2017, the rural district was transferred to the Central District.[6]

Language

The linguistic composition of the village:[7]

Larak Shahri linguistic composition
Language percent
Kumzari
 
 75%
Shihhi Arabic
 
 20%
New Persian
 
 5%

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 September 2023). "Larak Shahri, Qeshm County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. "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. Larak Shahri can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072919" 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.
  6. Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 May 2017). "Letter of approval regarding the annexation of Larak Rural District from Shahab District of Qeshm County to the Central District of the same county". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  7. "Language distribution: Hormozgan Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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