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Khvormuj

Coordinates: 28°39′26″N 51°22′52″E / 28.65722°N 51.38111°E / 28.65722; 51.38111
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For the administrative division, see Khvormuj Rural District.

Khvormuj
Persian: خورموج
City
A daytime photo of a white statue of a man on horseback set upon a black blocks. Next to the statue is a pole with string lights attached in all directions. A building can be seen in the background.
Khalo Hossein Dashti Square in Khvormuj
Khvormuj is located in Iran
Khvormuj
Khvormuj
Coordinates: 28°39′26″N 51°22′52″E / 28.65722°N 51.38111°E / 28.65722; 51.38111[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDashti
DistrictCentral
Area
 • Total
1,280 km2 (490 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[3]
 • Total
60,942
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khvormuj (Persian: خورموج)[a] is a city in the Central District of Dashti County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5] The narrow river Shur traverses the valley, 7 km to the west of the city.

Demographics

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Language and ethnicity

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Persians constitute 95% of the inhabitants, and the majority speaks the Dashti dialect.[6]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 31,667 in 6,966 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 34,944 people in 8,777 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 40,722 people in 11,537 households.[3]

See also

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Media related to Khormoj at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Khūrmūj; also known as Khormoj and Khormūj[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 August 2024). "خورموج [Khvormuj], Khormuj City, Khormuj Central District, Dashti County, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "M94J+VCQ Khormoj, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  4. ^ Khvormuj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071571" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان بوشهر به مرکزیت شهر بوشهر [‌Approval of the organization and the hierarchy of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Bushehr province with the city of Bushehr as its capital]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 51E6AB17-6790-42EF-804B-D38845E50FAD. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  6. ^ Dénes Gazsi, “ḴvORMUJ,” Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, 2016
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Bushehr Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2025.


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