Bushkan Rural District
Persian: دهستان بوشكان | |
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Coordinates: 28°50′31″N 51°44′29″E / 28.84194°N 51.74139°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Bushehr |
County | Dashtestan |
District | Bushkan |
Capital | Bushkan |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,434 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Bushkan Rural District (Persian: دهستان بوشكان) is in Bushkan District of Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Bushkan.[3]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 4,409 in 960 households.[4] There were 4,181 inhabitants in 1,075 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,434 in 680 households, by which time the village of Bushkan had been elevated to the status of a city.[6] The most populous of its nine villages was Nurabad, with 689 people.[2]