Khormoj (Persian: خورموج; also Romanized as Khormūj, Khormoj, and Khūrmūj)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Dashti County, Bushehr province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county.
Khormoj
Persian: خورموج | |
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City | |
Khormoj | |
Coordinates: 28°39′24″N 51°22′51″E / 28.65667°N 51.38083°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Bushehr |
County | Dashti |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 40,722 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 31,667 in 6,966 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 34,944 people in 8,777 households.[5] As per the census in 2016, the population was 40,722 people in 11,537 households.[2]
It is the only city in the Central District of the county. Persians constitute 95% of the inhabitants, and the majority speaks the Dashti dialect. In 2006 Khormuj comprised 13 villages: Derāzi (administrative center), Zizār, Ahshām Qā'edhā, Faqih Hasanān, Bāgh-e Vahš, Heydari, Zāyer Abbās, Verāvi, Miānkherra, Chārak, Chāvushi, Chahla, and Kolol. T The narrow river Shur traverses the valley, 7 km to the west of the town.[6]