Bushkan District

Coordinates: 28°55′16″N 51°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″N 51°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 in Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kalameh.[3]

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 12,242 in 2,721 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 11,915 people in 3,109 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 12,943 inhabitants living in 3,776 households,[2] by which time the village of Bushkan had been elevated to the status of a city.[6]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Bushkan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 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[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 March 2023). "Bushkan District (Dashtestan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval letter regarding changes in Bushehr province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (16 September 2013). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Bushehr province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.