Central District (Kangan County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کنگان
District
Central District (Kangan County) is located in Iran
Central District (Kangan County)
Central District (Kangan County)
Coordinates: 27°50′23″N 52°06′23″E / 27.83972°N 52.10639°E / 27.83972; 52.10639[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyKangan
CapitalBandar Kangan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total107,801
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Kangan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کنگان) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Kangan.

At the 2006 census, its population was 40,793 in 8,663 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 105,190 people in 15,325 households.[4] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 107,801 inhabitants living in 27,873 households.[2]

After the 2016 census, Tonbak Rural District was established in the district. Taheri Rural District and the city of Bandar Siraf were separated from it in the establishment of Siraf District.[5]

Central District (Kangan County) Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Howmeh RD7331,8893,358
Taheri RD13,8868,32023,138
Tonbak RD2
Bandar Kangan (city)23,92176,32960,187
Bandar Siraf (city)13,5007,1376,992
Bank (city)8,75311,51514,126
Total40,793105,190107,801
RD: Rural District
1Became a part of Siraf District after the 2016 census[5]
2Established after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Central District (Kangan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "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 3 Jahangiri, Ishaq (7 December 1397). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Jam and Kangan Counties in 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 13 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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