Bushkan District

Not to be confused with Bushkan Rural District.

For the city, see Bushkan. For other places with a similar name, see Bushkan.

Bushkan District Persian: بخش بوشکان
District
Bushkan District
Coordinates: 28°55′16″N 51°39′24″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
County	Dashtestan
Capital	Kalameh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	12,943
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bushkan District (Persian: بخش بوشکان) is in Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kalameh.[3]

History

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Bushkan was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 12,242 in 2,721 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 11,915 people in 3,109 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 12,943 inhabitants living in 3,776 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Bushkan District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Bushkan RD	4,409	4,181	2,434
Poshtkuh RD	5,896	5,570	5,911
Bushkan (city)			2,135
Kalameh (city)	1,937	2,164	2,463
Total	12,242	11,915	12,943
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (25 August 2024). "Bushkan District (Dashtestan County)" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Proposed 2 August 1380]. Approval letter regarding changes in Bushehr province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.9624. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approval 16 September 2013]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Bushehr province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Notification 186614/T47127K. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Bushehr 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Bushehr Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.