At the time of the 2006 National Census, Kargan's population was 4,380 in 789 households, when it was a village inBand-e Zarak Rural District of theCentral District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,848 people in 1,138 households,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Band-e Zarak District. Kargan was transferred to Kargan Rural District created in the new district.[4] The 2016 census measured the population as 5,282 people in 1,393 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
Kargan was elevated to the status of a city after the census.[5]
^Kargan can be found atGEOnet Names Server, atthis link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069743" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^abRahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 14 November 1388].Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province.qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 107246/42/4/1; Resolution 158802/T38854H. Archived fromthe original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved9 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
