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Bushkan District

Coordinates: 28°55′N 51°39′E / 28.917°N 51.650°E / 28.917; 51.650
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Bushkan District
Persian: بخش بوشکان
Bushkan District is located in Iran
Bushkan District
Bushkan District
Coordinates: 28°55′N 51°39′E / 28.917°N 51.650°E / 28.917; 51.650[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDashtestan
Established2001[3]
CapitalKalameh
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
12,943
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]

History

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The village of Bushkan was converted to a city in 2012.[5]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 12,242 in 2,721 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 11,915 people in 3,109 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 12,943 inhabitants living in 3,776 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

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Bushkan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[4]
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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flag Iran portal

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 June 2025). "دهستان بوشکان, بخش بوشکان [Bushkan Rural District, Bushkan District], Dashtestan County, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. ^ "WM82+M26 Dehrood Sofla, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (29 July 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/05/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه راجع به تغییرات در استان بوشهر [‌Decree on changes in Bushehr province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] A55F87B8-F1AB-4FDD-94D4-FDE14E8FE872. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  5. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 September 2012) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1391/06/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان بوشهر [‌Approval regarding national divisions in Bushehr province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. ابلاغیه [Notification] 186614/T47127K. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  6. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Bushehr Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.