Central District (Kangan County) Explained

Central District (Kangan County)
Native Name:fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان کنگان
Settlement Type:District
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Bandar Kangan
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates:27.8397°N 52.1064°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bushehr
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kangan
Population Total:107801
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

The Central District of Kangan County (fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان کنگان) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Kangan.[2]

History

After the 2016 National Census, Tonbak Rural District was created in the district, and Taheri Rural District and the city of Bandar Siraf were separated from it in the establishment of Siraf District.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 40,793 in 8,663 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 105,190 people in 15,325 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 107,801 inhabitants living in 27,873 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Kangan County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
733 1,889 3,358
3,886 8,320 23,138
Bandar Kangan (city) 23,921 76,329 60,187
Bandar Siraf (city) 3,500 7,137 6,992
Bank (city) 8,753 11,515 14,126
Total 40,793 105,190 107,801

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Central District (Kangan County). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 27 August 2024. 27 August 2024. fa.
  2. 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.
  3. Approval letter regarding country divisions in Jam and Kangan Counties in Bushehr province. fa. rc.majlis.com. Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20190313064215/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1120037. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 22 March 2017. Approved 7 December 1397. 13 March 2019. 31 March 2023. Notification 164182/T55741H.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.