Bushkan District
Persian: بخش بوشکان | |
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Coordinates: 28°55′16″N 51°39′24″E / 28.92111°N 51.65667°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Bushehr |
County | Dashtestan |
Capital | Kalameh |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 12,943 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Bushkan District (Persian: بخش بوشکان) is in Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kalameh.
At the 2006 census, its population was 12,242 in 2,721 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 11,915 people in 3,109 households.[4] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 12,943 inhabitants living in 3,776 households,[2] by which time the village of Bushkan had been elevated to the status of a city.[5]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[3] | 2011[4] | 2016[2] |
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Bushkan RD | 4,409 | 4,181 | 2,434 |
Poshtkuh RD | 5,896 | 5,570 | 5,911 |
Bushkan (city) | 2,135 | ||
Kalameh (city) | 1,937 | 2,164 | 2,463 |
Total | 12,242 | 11,915 | 12,943 |
RD: Rural District |