Bushehr County

Bushehr County

Persian: شهرستان بوشهر
Bushehr County Persian: شهرستان بوشهر
County
	Location of Bushehr County in Bushehr province (left, purple)
	Location of Bushehr province in Iran
	Coordinates: 29°01′N 50°58′E / 29.017°N 50.967°E / 29.017; 50.967
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
Capital	Bushehr
Districts	Central, Choghadak, Kharg
Area
• Total	1,386 km2 (535 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	298,594
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Bushehr County (Persian: شهرستان بوشهر) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bushehr.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 216,087 in 53,173 households.^[3] The following census in 2011 counted 258,906 people in 68,819 households.^[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 298,594 in 85,523 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Bushehr County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, two rural districts, and four cities.^[2]

In October 2018, the city of Choghadak and parts of Howmeh Rural District were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Choghadak District, which was divided into two rural districts and the city.^[5]

Bushehr County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[3]	2011^[4]	2016^[2]
Central District	207,891	251,120	290,359
Angali RD	2,636	2,301	2,209
Howmeh RD	27,156	35,525	22,766
Ali Shahr (city)			23,178
Bushehr (city)	161,674	195,222	223,504
Choghadak (city)	16,425	18,072	18,702
Choghadak District¹
Chah Kutah RD
Doveyreh RD
Choghadak (city)
Kharg District	8,196	7,722	8,193
Kharg (city)	8,196	7,722	8,193
Total	216,087	258,906	298,594
RD: Rural District ¹Established after the 2016 census^[5]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 March 2023). "Bushehr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 October 2018). "Approval letter regarding country divisions of Bushehr County, Bushehr province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (29 March 2023). "Bushehr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2006_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Choghadak_District-5] Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 October 2018). "Approval letter regarding country divisions of Bushehr County, Bushehr province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.