Kookherd
Kukherdharang
City in Hormozgan province, Iran
Kukherdharang (Persian: کوخردهرنگ)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in, and the capital of Kukherdharang District of Bastak County, Hormozgan province, Iran. It is also the administrative center for Kukherd Rural District.[5] Kukherd was traditionally part of the region of Larestan. Kukherd's inhabitants are Larestani people.[6]
At the 2006 census, its population (as the village of Kukherd in Kukherd Rural District) was 3,144 people in 637 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 3,839 people in 1,023 households.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,390 people in 1,196 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, the village of Kukherd, following its merger with the village of Harang, was transformed into a city and named Kukherdharang.[3]