Bushkan Rural District

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]

Bushkan Rural District
Persian: دهستان بوشكان
Bushkan Rural District is located in Iran
Bushkan Rural District
Bushkan Rural District
Coordinates: 28°50′31″N 51°44′29″E / 28.84194°N 51.74139°E / 28.84194; 51.74139[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDashtestan
DistrictBushkan
CapitalBushkan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,434
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the census of 2006, its population was 4,409 in 960 households.[4] There were 4,181 inhabitants in 1,075 households at the following census of 2011.[5] In the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 2,434 in 680 households. The most populous of its nine villages was Nurabad, with 689 people,[2] by which time the village of Bushkan had been elevated to the status of a city.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 March 2023). "Bushkan Rural District (Dashtestan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval letter regarding changes in Bushehr province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (16 September 2013). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Bushehr province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.