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Bushkan District

Coordinates:28°55′16″N51°39′24″E/ 28.92111°N 51.65667°E/28.92111; 51.65667
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Bushkan District
Persian:بخش بوشکان
Bushkan District is located in Iran
Bushkan District
Bushkan District
Coordinates:28°55′16″N51°39′24″E/ 28.92111°N 51.65667°E/28.92111; 51.65667[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDashtestan
CapitalKalameh
Population
(2016)[2]
• Total12,943
Time zoneUTC+3:30(IRST)

Bushkan District(Persian:بخش بوشکان) is inDashtestan County,Bushehrprovince,Iran.Its capital is the city ofKalameh.[3]

History

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After the 2011 National Census, the village ofBushkanwas elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 12,242 in 2,721 households.[5]The following census in 2011 counted 11,915 people in 3,109 households.[6]The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 12,943 inhabitants living in 3,776 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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Bushkan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Bushkan RD 4,409 4,181 2,434
Poshtkuh RD 5,896 5,570 5,911
Bushkan(city) 2,135
Kalameh(city) 1,937 2,164 2,463
Total 12,242 11,915 12,943
RD = Rural District

See also

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flagIran portal

References

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  1. ^OpenStreetMap contributors (25 August 2024)."Bushkan District (Dashtestan County)"(Map).openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap)(in Persian).Retrieved25 August2024.
  2. ^abcCensus of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr Province.amar.org.ir(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 3 August 2017.Retrieved19 December2022.
  3. ^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Proposed 2 August 1380].Approval letter regarding changes in Bushehr province.lamtakam(Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.9624. Archived fromthe originalon 25 April 2024.Retrieved25 April2024– via Lam ta Kam.
  4. ^Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approval 16 September 2013].Approval letter regarding national divisions in Bushehr province.lamtakam(Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Notification 186614/T47127K. Archived fromthe originalon 1 December 2023.Retrieved1 December2023– via Lam ta Kam.
  5. ^abCensus of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Bushehr Province.amar.org.ir(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 20 September 2011.Retrieved25 September2022.
  6. ^abCensus of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Bushehr Province.irandataportal.syr.edu(Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived fromthe original(Excel)on 3 April 2023.Retrieved19 December2022– via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.