At the time of the 2006 National Census, Anarestan's population was 1,857 in 409 households, when it was a village in Anarestan Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,735 people in 658 households,[6] by which time Anarestan had merged with the village of Golestan and was elevated to the status of a city.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,400 people in 904 households.[2]
^Anarestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "227176" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approval 27 November 1381]. Approval of divisional reforms in Bushehr province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Notification 56763-27853. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.