Bikah
Persian: بیکاه
City
Bikah is located in Iran
Bikah
Bikah
Coordinates: 27°21′21″N 57°10′37″E / 27.35583°N 57.17694°E / 27.35583; 57.17694[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceHormozgan
CountyRudan
DistrictBikah
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total7,190
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bikah (Persian: بیکاه, also Romanized as Bīkāh; also known as Bī Kāh and Bīkāh)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Bikah District of Rudan County, Hormozgan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 6,378 in 1,331 households, when it was a village in Bikah Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 7,002 people in 1,734 households, by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 7,190 people in 2,045 households.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 September 2023). "Bikah, Rudan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Bika can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056399" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Jahangiri, Ishaq (26 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Rudan County, Hormozgan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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