Ramkan
City in Hormozgan province, Iran
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Ramkan (Persian: رمكان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Qeshm County, Hormozgan province, Iran. It served as the capital of Ramkan Rural District[4] until its capital was transferred to the village of Turiyan.[5] Ramkan suffered heavily in the 2005 Qeshm earthquake.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Ramkan's population was 3,385 in 672 households, when it was a village in Ramkan Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 3,607 people in 823 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 4,473 people in 1,135 households.[2]
After the census, Ramkan was elevated to the status of a city.[5]
