Rig District

For the area in Afghanistan, see Khanashin District. For the city, see Bandar Rig. For other places with a similar name, see Rig.

Rig District Persian: بخش ریگ
District
Rig District
Coordinates: 29°23′15″N 50°42′29″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
County	Ganaveh
Capital	Bandar Rig
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	13,825
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Rig District (Persian: بخش ریگ) is in Ganaveh County, Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Rig.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 12,827 in 2,761 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 13,463 people in 3,366 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 13,825 inhabitants living in 3,996 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Rig District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Rudhaleh RD	7,570	7,844	7,573
Bandar Rig (city)	5,257	5,619	6,252
Total	12,827	13,463	13,825
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 August 2024). "Rig District (Ganaveh County)" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 27 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) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Bushehr province centered on Bushehr city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 82824/T138K. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. 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.
5. 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.