Basht

For the administrative division of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, see Basht County.

Basht Persian: باشت
City
Basht
Coordinates: 30°21′40″N 51°09′21″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
County	Basht
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	10,764
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code	0744

Basht (Persian: باشت)[a] is a city in the Central District of Basht County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It was the administrative center for Babuyi Rural District[5] until its capital was transferred to the village of Bustan,[6] now a city.[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,269 in 1,561 households,[8] when it was capital of the former Basht District of Gachsaran County.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 9,266 people in 2,261 households,[10] by which time the district had separated from the county in the establishment of Basht County. Basht was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,764 people in 2,831 households.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Bāsht[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (24 December 2024). "Basht, Basht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Basht can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055725" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 16 March 1389]. Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1/4/42/173454. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (19 December 1390) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and establishment of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in Gachsaran County under Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 5.53.1.7682; Notification 122134/T721. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. Habibi, Hassan (10 February 2014) [Approved 27 December 1379]. Change of the center of Babuyi Rural District from the functions of Basht District of Gachsaran County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province from the city of Basht to the village of Bustan. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.4592; Notification 59821/T21439AH. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
7. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (20 August 1402) [Approved 4 October 1397]. "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the conversion of Bustan village, the center of Bustan District of Basht County, into a city". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Letter 59806/33667. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
9. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 7 July 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the units of the national divisions of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, centered in the city of Yasuj. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82818/T143K. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
10. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.