Bushehr County Explained
Bushehr County should not be confused with Bushehr province.
| Bushehr County |
| Native Name: | fa|شهرستان بوشهر |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranBushehr-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Bushehr province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bushehr |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Bushehr |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Choghadak |
| P3: | Kharg |
| Area Total Km2: | 1386 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 298594 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 29.0167°N 108°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Bushehr County (fa|شهرستان بوشهر) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bushehr.[2]
History
In 2018, the city of Choghadak and parts of Howmeh Rural District were separated from the Central District in the formation of Choghadak District, which was divided into the new Chah Kutah and Doveyreh Rural Districts.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 216,087 in 53,173 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 258,906 people in 68,819 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 298,594 in 85,523 households.[6]
Administrative divisions
Bushehr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Bushehr County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 207,891 | 251,120 | 290,359 |
| 2,636 | 2,301 | 2,209 |
| 27,156 | 35,525 | 22,766 |
| Ali Shahr (city) | | | 23,178 |
| Bushehr (city) | 161,674 | 195,222 | 223,504 |
| Choghadak (city) | 16,425 | 18,072 | 18,702 |
| Choghadak District | | | |
| | | |
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| Choghadak (city) | | | |
| Kharg District | 8,196 | 7,722 | 8,193 |
| Kharg (city) | 8,196 | 7,722 | 8,193 |
| Total | 216,087 | 258,906 | 298,594 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Bushehr County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 25 August 2024. 25 August 2024. fa.
- Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Bushehr province centered on Bushehr city. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240424211507/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113031. Ministry of the Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. c. 2024. 24 April 2024. Approved 21 June 1369. 24 April 2024. Notification 82824/T138K.
- Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Bushehr County, Bushehr province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Research Center of the Islamic Council of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028051213/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/print_version/1408837. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. Approved 14 October 1398. c. 2020. 28 October 2020. 29 March 2023. Notification 131651/T57093H.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Bushehr Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093422/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/18.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Bushehr Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230403085236/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Bushehr.xls . 3 April 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212745/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_18.xlsx. Excel. 3 August 2017.
