Bandar Sirik (Persian: بندر سيريك)[a] is a city in the Central District of Sirik County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is also the administrative center for Sirik Rural District.[5] Bandar Sirik overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and contains a small harbour to the northwest of the main settlement.
Bandar Sirik بندر سيريك | |
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City | |
  Bandar Sirik | |
| Coordinates: 26°30′59″N 57°06′06″E / 26.51639°N 57.10167°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hormozgan |
| County | Sirik |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,137 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Bandar-e Sirik Lighthouse | |
| Markings | red (daymark)  |
| Focal height | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Range | 28 nmi (52 km; 32 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(3) W 20s |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 3,640 in 640 households, when it was in the former Byaban District of Minab County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,140 people in 920 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sirik County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,137 people in 1,182 households.[2]
The Minab River empties into the sea near Sirik, and a mangrove estuary is located here.[8][9] To the northwest along the coast to Bandar-e-Abbas, there are thousands of hidden caves and valleys dotted around the horn of the Strait of Hormuz.[10][11][12]
