Takht (Persian: تخت)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Takht District of Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Takht Rural District.[4]
Takht Persian: تخت | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 27°30′00″N 56°37′58″E / 27.50000°N 56.63278°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Hormozgan |
County | Bandar Abbas |
District | Takht |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,082 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Takht's population was 2,287 in 527 households, when it was a village in Takht Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,648 people in 699 households,[6] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,082 people in 894 households.[2]