Central District (Kangan County)

Central District (Kangan County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کنگان
Central District (Kangan County)
Coordinates: 27°50′23″N 52°06′23″E / 27.83972°N 52.10639°E / 27.83972; 52.10639[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyKangan
CapitalBandar Kangan
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
107,801
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Kangan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کنگان) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Kangan.[4]

History

In 2019, Tombak Rural District was created in the district, and Taheri Rural District and the city of Bandar Siraf were separated from it in the formation of Siraf District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 40,793 in 8,663 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 105,190 people in 15,325 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 107,801 inhabitants living in 27,873 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Kangan County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[3]
Howmeh RD 733 1,889 3,358
Taheri RD[a] 3,886 8,320 23,138
Tombak RD[b]
Bandar Kangan (city) 23,921 76,329 60,187
Bandar Siraf (city)[a] 3,500 7,137 6,992
Bank (city) 8,753 11,515 14,126
Total 40,793 105,190 107,801
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ a b Transferred to Siraf District after the 2016 census[5]
  2. ^ Established after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 August 2024). "Howmeh-ye Kangan RD, Kangan Central District, Kangan County, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "R4Q4+VHJ Bandar Kangan, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c 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 16 June 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c Jahangiri, Eshaq (26 February 2019) [تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date) 1397/12/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستانهای جم، کنگان در استان بوشهر [‌Approval letter regarding country divisions in Jam and Kangan Counties in Bushehr province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه [Notification Number] 164182/T55741H. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  6. ^ a b 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 16 June 2025.
  7. ^ a b 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 16 June 2025.