Minu Island

Iranian island in the Persian Gulf

30°20′33″N 48°13′00″E / 30.34250°N 48.21667°E / 30.34250; 48.21667[1]Area17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)Administration
Iran
DemographicsPopulation9,154[2] (2016)

Minu Island (Persian: جزیره مینو and Arabic: جزيرة صلبوخ), also Romanized as Jazireh-ye Minu and Minoo Island, is in Khorramshahr County of Khuzestan province in the Persian Gulf, in southwestern Iran.[1]

The island is between the cities of Abadan and Khorramshahr. Much of the island population comprises Arabs.[3][4] Minu District, which includes the city of Minushahr, is nearly co-extensive with the island.[1]

At the 2006 National Census, the population of the district (comprising most of the island's inhabitants), was 7,582 in 1,562 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,267 people in 2,139 households.[6] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 9,154 in 2,549 households.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b c OpenStreetMap contributors. "Minu Island, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Rahmati, Hamid; Farshchi, Parvin; Pournoori, Mansoor (1 May 2022). "Zoning of the southern coastal region of the IRAN based on Pollution of water resources (Case study: Minoo Island)". Anthropogenic Pollution. 6 (1): 100–108. doi:10.22034/ap.2022.1951890.1128. ISSN 2783-1736. (PDF)
  4. ^ Asl, Sina Razzaghi (2022). "Green-oriented planning for shrinking cities through an integrated ecosystem services/disservices analysis: A Case of Minoo Island, Iran". International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development. 10 (1): 183–208. doi:10.14246/irspsd.10.1_183. S2CID 245974522. (PDF)
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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