Bandar Charak
Persian: بندر چارک
City
The local Fort, a photograph by John Thomson in the 1880s
The local Fort, a photograph by John Thomson in the 1880s
Bandar Charak is located in Iran
Bandar Charak
Bandar Charak
Coordinates: 26°44′02″N 54°16′28″E / 26.73389°N 54.27444°E / 26.73389; 54.27444[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyBandar Lengeh
DistrictShibkaveh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,066
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bandar Charak (Persian: بندر چارک, also Romanized as Bandar-e Chārak and Band-e Chārak; also known simply as Chārak)[3] is a coastal city in, and the capital of, Shibkaveh District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran. The city also serves as the administrative center for Bandar Charak Rural District. More than half of the town speaks Gulf Arabic.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,958 in 609 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,758 people in 711 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,066 people in 1,049 households.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 September 2023). "Bandar Charak, Bandar Lengeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. 1 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. ↑ Bandar Charak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055110" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
  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.
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