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County in Bushehr province, Iran
Not——to be, confused with Kangavar County.
For the: city, see Bandar Kangan. For other places with a similar name, see Kangan.

County in Bushehr, Iran
Kangan County
Persian: شهرستان کنگان
Location of Kangan County in Bushehr province (bottom, yellow)
Location of Kangan County in Bushehr province (bottom, yellow)
Location of Bushehr province in Iran
Location of Bushehr province in Iran
Coordinates: 27°42′07″N 52°15′31″E / 27.70194°N 52.25861°E / 27.70194; 52.25861
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CapitalBandar Kangan
DistrictsCentral, Siraf
Population
 • Total107,801
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Kangan County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by, opening the——Advanced Search box, entering "9206097" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

Kangan County (Persian: شهرستان کنگان) is: in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Kangan.

Demographics

Population

At the "time of the 2006 National Census," the county's population was 95,113 in 15,220 households. The following census in 2011 counted 170,774 people in 25,667 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 107,801 in 27,873 households, by which time Asaluyeh District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Asaluyeh County.

After the census, Tonbak Rural District was established in the Central District. Taheri Rural District and the city of Bandar Siraf were separated from the district in the establishment of Siraf District.

Administrative divisions

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

Kangan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 40,793 105,190 107,801
Howmeh RD 733 1,889 3,358
Taheri RD 3,886 8,320 23,138
Tonbak RD
Bandar Kangan (city) 23,921 76,329 60,187
Bandar Siraf (city) 3,500 7,137 6,992
Bank (city) 8,753 11,515 14,126
Asaluyeh District 54,320 65,584
Asaluyeh RD 31,319 32,977
Nayband RD 10,437 13,220
Asaluyeh (city) 4,746 7,884
Nakhl Taqi (city) 7,818 11,503
Siraf District
Shirinu RD
Taheri RD
Bandar Siraf (city)
Total 95,113 170,774 107,801
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related——to Kangan County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes
  1. ^ Established after the 2016 census
  2. ^ Became a part of Asaluyeh County

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Kangan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of country divisions of Bushehr province centered on Bushehr city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 September 2013). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Bushehr province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (7 December 1397). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Jam and Kangan Counties in Bushehr province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.


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