Bandar Kangan

Bandar Kangan
Persian: بندر كنگان
City
Fire at Kangan Port Multipurpose Pier, causing 13 Kangan barges to burn
Bandar Kangan
Coordinates: 27°50′21″N 52°03′39″E / 27.83917°N 52.06083°E / 27.83917; 52.06083[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyKangan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
60,187
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bandar Kangan (Persian: بندر كنگان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Kangan County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]

Demographics

Language

The linguistic composition of the city:[6]

Bandar Kangan linguistic composition
language percent
Kanguni
60%
Arabic
25%
Koroshi
0.3%
Other/Mixed
14.7%

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 23,921 in 5,200 households.[7] The census in 2011 counted 76,329 people in 9,304 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 60,187 people in 19,225 households.[3]

See also

Media related to Bandar Kangan at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Bandar-e Kangān; also known as Kangān and Kangun[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 August 2024). "Godeh, Bander Kangan City, Kangan Central District, Kangan County, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "R3Q6+M88 Bandar Kangan, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. ^ Bandar Kangan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069533" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان بوشهر به مرکزیت شهر بوشهر [‌Approval of the organization and the hierarchy of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Bushehr province with the city of Bushehr as its capital]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 51E6AB17-6790-42EF-804B-D38845E50FAD. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Language distribution: Bushehr Province". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Bushehr Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.