Bikah District

Coordinates: 27°19′09″N 57°09′02″E / 27.31917°N 57.15056°E / 27.31917; 57.15056
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Bikah District
Persian: بخش بیکاه
Bikah District is located in Iran
Bikah District
Bikah District
Coordinates: 27°19′09″N 57°09′02″E / 27.31917°N 57.15056°E / 27.31917; 57.15056[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyRudan
CapitalBikah
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total24,606
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bikah District (Persian: بخش بیکاه) is in Rudan County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bikah.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 22,532 in 4,666 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 24,540 people in 6,222 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 24,606 inhabitants in 6,950 households.[2]

In September 2019, Berentin Rural District was transferred from the district to the Central District, and Eslamabad Rural District was established in Bikah District.[6]

Bikah District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Berentin RD[a] 8,328 9,032 8,684
Bikah RD 14,204 8,506 8,732
Eslamabad RD[b]
Bikah (city) 7,002 7,190
Total 22,532 24,540 24,606
RD = Rural District

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Transferred to the Central District after the 2016 census[6]
  2. ^ Established after the 2016 census[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 September 2023). "Bikah District (Rudan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza. "Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Jahangiri, Ishaq (26 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Rudan County, Hormozgan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.