Bushkan

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For the administrative divisions, see Bushkan District and Bushkan Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Bushkan.

Bushkan
Persian: بوشكان
City
Bushkan is located in Iran
Bushkan
Bushkan
Coordinates: 28°49′47″N 51°41′56″E / 28.82972°N 51.69889°E / 28.82972; 51.69889[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDashtestan
DistrictBushkan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,135
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bushkan (Persian: بوشكان)[a] is a city in Bushkan District of Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Bushkan Rural District.[4]

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,337 in 513 households, when it was a village in Bushkan Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,279 people in 581 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,135 people in 603 households,[2] by which time the village of Bushkan had been elevated to the status of a city.[7]

See also[edit]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also romanized as Booshakan and Būshkān; also known as Būshgān[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 March 2023). "Bushkan, Dashtestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ Bushkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3057166" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval letter regarding changes in Bushehr province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (16 September 2013). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Bushehr province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.


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