Ganaveh County

Ganaveh County
Persian: شهرستان گناوه
Landscape in Ganaveh County
Location of Ganaveh County in Bushehr province (top, pink)
Location of Bushehr province in Iran
Coordinates: 29°29′N 50°38′E / 29.483°N 50.633°E / 29.483; 50.633[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CapitalBandar Ganaveh
DistrictsCentral, Rig
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
102,484
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Ganaveh County (Luri and Persian: شهرستان گناوه) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Ganaveh.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 82,937 in 17,701 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 90,493 people in 22,355 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 102,484 in 28,181 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Ganaveh County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Ganaveh County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3]
Central District 70,110 77,030 88,649
Hayat Davud RD 10,819 12,920 15,177
Bandar Ganaveh (city) 59,291 64,110 73,472
Rig District 12,827 13,463 13,825
Rudhaleh RD 7,570 7,844 7,573
Bandar Rig (city) 5,257 5,619 6,252
Total 82,937 90,493 102,484
RD = Rural District

Notable people

Abū-Saʿīd Jannābī, founder of the Qarmatian state, was from Ganaveh.

See also

Media related to Ganaveh County at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 August 2024). "Bandar Rig City, Rig District, Ganaveh County, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "FJMM+88P Bandar-e Rig, 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 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.
  6. ^ 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.