Central District (Bushehr County)

Central District (Bushehr County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بوشهر
District
Central District (Bushehr County)
Coordinates: 29°03′47″N 50°55′50″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
County	Bushehr
Capital	Bushehr
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	290,359
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Bushehr County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بوشهر) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bushehr.^[3]

History

In 2018, the city of Choghadak and parts of Howmeh Rural District were separated from the district in the formation of Choghadak District.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 207,891 in 51,210 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 251,120 people in 66,788 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 290,359 inhabitants living in 83,177 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Bushehr County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Angali RD	2,636	2,301	2,209
Howmeh RD	27,156	35,525	22,766
Ali Shahr (city)			23,178
Bushehr (city)	161,674	195,222	223,504
Choghadak (city)[a]	16,425	18,072	18,702
Total	207,891	251,120	290,359
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Transferred to Choghadak District after the 2016 census^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (25 August 2024). "Central District (Bushehr County)" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Bushehr province centered on Bushehr city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 82824/T138K. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2020) [Approved 14 October 1398]. Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Bushehr County, Bushehr province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 131651/T57093H. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023 – via Research Center of the Islamic Council of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Bushehr Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Bushehr Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.