Basht County Explained
| Basht County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان باشت |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranKohkiluyehBuyerAhmad-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Basht |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Bustan |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 21690 |
| Coordinates: | 30.45°N 54°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Basht County (Persian: شهرستان باشت) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Basht.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, Basht District was separated from Gachsaran County in the establishment of Basht County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Basht as its capital and only city at the time.[2]
After the 2016 census, the village of Bustan was elevated to the status of a city.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 20,699 people in 5,022 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 21,690 in 5,781 households.[5]
Administrative divisions
Basht County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Basht County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 14,516 | 15,667 |
| 2,326 | 2,428 |
| 2,924 | 2,475 |
| Basht (city) | 9,266 | 10,764 |
| Bustan District | 6,059 | 5,941 |
| 4,233 | 4,341 |
| 1,826 | 1,600 |
| Bustan (city) | | |
| Total | 20,699 | 21,690 |
| |
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Basht County . . 11 August 2023 . 11 August 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230811173340/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/168480 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 11 August 2023 . 16 March 1389 . 11 August 2023.
- Web site: Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Bustan village, the center of Bustan District of Basht County, into a city . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20230811164140/https://dotic.ir/news/1685 . Ministry of Interior . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . 11 August 2023 . 21 September 2017 . 11 August 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 17 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119003203/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kohgiluyeh-and-Buyer-Ahmad.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 17 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102075451/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_17.xlsx . Excel . 2 November 2021.
