Rudan County (Persian: شهرستان رودان) is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital the city of Rudan.

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Bikah was elevated to the status of a city.

In September 2017, the village of Balashahr in Jaghin District was elevated to the status of a city. In September 2019, Berentin Rural District was transferred from Bikah District to the Central District, and Eslamabad Rural District was established in Bikah District.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 104,222 in 21,923 households. The following census in 2011 counted 118,547 people in 29,066 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 124,522 in 34,561 households.

Administrative divisions

Rudan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Rudan County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
Central District	52,816	59,660	63,616
Abnama RD	17,855	20,662	22,271
Berentin RD
Faryab RD	2,495	3,077	2,922
Rahdar RD	2,406	2,636	2,302
Rudan (city)	30,060	33,285	36,121
Bikah District	22,532	24,540	24,606
Berentin RD	8,328	9,032	8,684
Bikah RD	14,204	8,506	8,732
Eslamabad RD
Bikah (city)		7,002	7,190
Jaghin District	11,254	15,318	14,468
Jaghin-e Jonubi RD	4,083	5,249	5,086
Jaghin-e Shomali RD	7,171	10,069	9,382
Balashahr (city)
Rudkhaneh District	17,620	19,029	21,606
Mosaferabad RD	5,111	5,069	6,727
Rudkhaneh RD	2,572	2,643	3,338
Rudkhaneh Bar RD	7,431	8,242	8,862
Ziarat-e Ali (city)	2,506	3,075	2,679
Total	104,222	118,547	124,522
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Rudan County at Wikimedia Commons