Bushkan District
Persian: بخش بوشکان | |
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Coordinates: 28°55′16″N 51°39′24″E / 28.92111°N 51.65667°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]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 12,242 in 2,721 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 11,915 people in 3,109 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 12,943 inhabitants living in 3,776 households,[2] by which time the village of Bushkan had been elevated to the status of a city.[6]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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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 |