Jask County

Jask County (Persian: شَهرِستانِ جاسک) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Jask.[1] At the 2006 census, the county's population was 75,769 in 16,667 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 52,882 people in 11,819 households, by which time Bashagard District had been separated from the county to become Bashagard County.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 58,884 in 15,211 households.[4]

Jask County
شَهرِستانِ جاسک
County
Location of Jask County in Hormozgan province (bottom right, pink)
Location of Jask County in Hormozgan province (bottom right, pink)
Location of Hormozgan province in Iran
Location of Hormozgan province in Iran
Coordinates: 25°47′N 58°14′E
Country Iran
ProvinceHormozgan
CapitalJask
DistrictsCentral, Lirdaf
Population
 (2016)
 • Total58,884
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Jask County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and one city.[4]

Jask County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[2]2011[3]2016[4]
Central District28,80734,63739,224
Gabrik Rural District5,1615,9486,561
Jask Rural District6,3927,8108,382
Kangan Rural District6,1217,0697,421
Jask (city)11,13313,81016,860
Bashagard District131,235
Gafr and Parmon Rural District7,968
Gowharan Rural District13,017
Jakdan Rural District8,078
Sardasht Rural District2,172
Lirdaf District15,72718,24519,660
Piveshk Rural District9,74911,60312,622
Surak Rural District5,9786,6427,038
Total75,76952,88258,884
1Became a part of Bashagard County
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References
  1. Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
    اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران     Archived 2007-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
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