Sardasht (Persian: سردشت; also known as Sardasht-e Bashākerd)[3] is an Iranian city in the Central District of Bashagard County, in the southern Hormozgan province. The city serves as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is also the administrative center for Sardasht Rural District.[5]
Sardasht
Persian: سردشت | |
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City | |
Sardasht | |
Coordinates: 26°27′19″N 57°53′59″E / 26.45528°N 57.89972°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Hormozgan |
County | Bashagard |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,725 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 928 in 204 households, when it was a village in Sardasht Rural District of the former Bashagard District of Jask County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,536 people in 256 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bashagard County, and the village was elevated to the status of a city and capital of the new county.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,725 people in 391 households.[2]