Kangan County
Kangan County
Persian: شهرستان کنگان | |
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![]() Location of Kangan County in Bushehr province (bottom, yellow) | |
![]() Location of Bushehr province in Iran | |
Coordinates: 27°42′07″N 52°15′31″E / 27.70194°N 52.25861°E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Bushehr |
Capital | Bandar Kangan |
Districts | Central, Siraf |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 107,801 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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Kangan County (Persian: شهرستان کنگان) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Kangan.[2]
History
[edit]After the 2011 National Census, Asaluyeh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Asaluyeh County.[3]
After the 2016 census, Tonbak Rural District was created in the Central District, and Taheri Rural District and the city of Bandar Siraf were separated from it in the establishment of Siraf District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Bandar Shirinoo.[4]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 95,113 in 15,220 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 170,774 people in 25,667 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 107,801 in 27,873 households.[7]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Kangan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[7] |
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Central District | 40,793 | 105,190 | 107,801 |
Howmeh RD | 733 | 1,889 | 3,358 |
Taheri RD | 3,886 | 8,320 | 23,138 |
Tonbak RD[a] | |||
Bandar Kangan (city) | 23,921 | 76,329 | 60,187 |
Bandar Siraf (city) | 3,500 | 7,137 | 6,992 |
Bank (city) | 8,753 | 11,515 | 14,126 |
Asaluyeh District[b] | 54,320 | 65,584 | |
Asaluyeh RD | 31,319 | 32,977 | |
Nayband RD | 10,437 | 13,220 | |
Asaluyeh (city) | 4,746 | 7,884 | |
Nakhl Taqi (city) | 7,818 | 11,503 | |
Siraf District[a] | |||
Bandar Shirinoo[a] | |||
Taheri RD | |||
Bandar Siraf (city)[c] | |||
Total | 95,113 | 170,774 | 107,801 |
RD = Rural District |
See also
[edit] Media related to Kangan County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Kangan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of country divisions of Bushehr province centered on Bushehr city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 September 2013). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Bushehr province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (7 December 1397). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Jam and Kangan Counties in 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 13 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ 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 "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.
- ^ Davodi, Parviz. "Approval letter regarding changing the name of Taheri city from the Central District of Kangan County in Bushehr province to Siraf city". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024.