On 10 April 1972, Qir was destroyed by a large earthquake, killing 3,399 people, two-thirds of the population at that time.[6]: 128
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 16,839 in 3,722 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 18,038 people in 4,603 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 20,010 people in 5,650 households.[2]
^Qir can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080296" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".