Ramkan

Ramkan (Persian: رمكان, also Romanized as Ramkān and Ramakān)[3] is a city in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Ramkan suffered heavily in the 2005 Qeshm earthquake.[4]

"Ramekan" redirects here. For the village in Yazd province, see Ramekan. For the administrative division, see Ramkan Rural District.

Ramkan
Persian: رمكان
City
Ramkan is located in Iran
Ramkan
Ramkan
Coordinates: 26°52′07″N 56°02′20″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyQeshm
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,473
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,385 in 672 households, when it was a village in Ramkan Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,607 people in 823 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,473 people in 1,135 households.[2]

After the census, the village of Ramkan was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 September 2023). "Ramkan, 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. Ramkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080751" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Earthquake Report for November 27, 2005: West of Qeshm (Persian Gulf)". International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES). Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "Four villages in Hormozgan were upgraded to cities". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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