Bushehr County
Persian: شهرستان بوشهر
County
Location of Bushehr County in Bushehr province (center, purple)
Location of Bushehr County in Bushehr province (center, purple)
Location of Bushehr province in Iran
Location of Bushehr province in Iran
Coordinates: 29°01′N 50°58′E / 29.017°N 50.967°E / 29.017; 50.967[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CapitalBushehr
DistrictsCentral, Choghadak, Kharg
Area
 • Total1,386 km2 (535 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total298,594
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Bushehr County (Persian: شهرستان بوشهر) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bushehr.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 216,087 in 53,173 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 258,906 people in 68,819 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 298,594 in 85,523 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Bushehr County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, two rural districts, and four cities.[2]

In October 2018, the city of Choghadak and parts of Howmeh Rural District were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Choghadak District, which was divided into two rural districts and the city.[5]

Bushehr County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District207,891251,120290,359
Angali RD2,6362,3012,209
Howmeh RD27,15635,52522,766
Ali Shahr (city)23,178
Bushehr (city)161,674195,222223,504
Choghadak (city)16,42518,07218,702
Choghadak District1
Chah Kutah RD
Doveyreh RD
Choghadak (city)
Kharg District8,1967,7228,193
Kharg (city)8,1967,7228,193
Total216,087258,906298,594
RD: Rural District
1Established after the 2016 census[5]
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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 March 2023). "Bushehr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 "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.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 October 2018). "Approval letter regarding country divisions of Bushehr County, Bushehr province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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