Kangan County
Kangan County
Persian: شهرستان کنگان | |
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| Persian Gulf coastline in Kangan County Persian Gulf coastline in Kangan County | |
| 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: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).[1][2] | |
| Country | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran |
| Province | Bushehr |
| Capital | Bandar Kangan |
| Districts | Central, Siraf |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 107,801 |
| Time zone | UTC+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.[4]
History
[edit | edit source]Asaluyeh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Asaluyeh County in 2013.[5]
In 2019, Tombak Rural District was created in the Central District, and Taheri Rural District and the city of Bandar Siraf were separated from it in the formation of Siraf District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Shirinu Rural District.[6] The village of Shirinu was converted to the city of Bandar-e Shirinu in 2023.[7]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Population
[edit | edit source]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 95,113 in 15,220 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 170,774 people in 25,667 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 107,801 in 27,873 households.[3]
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]Kangan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[8] | 2011[9] | 2016[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 40,793 | 105,190 | 107,801 |
| Howmeh RD | 733 | 1,889 | 3,358 |
| Taheri RD | 3,886 | 8,320 | 23,138 |
| Tombak RD[a] | |||
| 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[b] | 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[a] | |||
| Shirinu RD[a] | |||
| Taheri RD | |||
| Bandar Siraf (city)[c] | |||
| Bandar-e Shirinu (city)[d] | |||
| Total | 95,113 | 170,774 | 107,801 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
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Notes
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