Khormoj

Khormoj (Persian: خورموج; also Romanized as Khormūj, Khormoj, and Khūrmūj) 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.

For the administrative division, see Khvormuj Rural District.

Khormoj
Persian: خورموج
City
Khormoj
Coordinates: 28°39′24″N 51°22′51″E
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDashti
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
 • Total40,722
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 31,667 in 6,966 households. The following census in 2011 counted 34,944 people in 8,777 households. As per the census in 2016, the population was 40,722 people in 11,537 households.

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.

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