Bandar Kangan

For the administrative division, see Kangan County. For other places with a similar name, see Kangan.

Bandar Kangan
Persian: بندر كنگان
City
Bandar Kangan is located in Iran
Bandar Kangan
Bandar Kangan
Coordinates: 27°50′21″N 52°03′39″E / 27.83917°N 52.06083°E / 27.83917; 52.06083[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyKangan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total60,187
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bandar Kangan (Persian: بندر كنگان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Kangan County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

Demographics

Language

The linguistic composition of the city:[5]

Bandar Kangan linguistic composition
language percent
Kanguni
 
 60%
Arabic
 
 25%
Koroshi
 
 0.3%
Other/Mixed
 
 14.7%

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 23,921 in 5,200 households.[6] The census in 2011 counted 76,329 people in 9,304 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 60,187 people in 19,225 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Bandar-e Kangān; also known as Kangān and Kangun[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 August 2024). "Bandar Kangan, Kangan County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ Bandar Kangan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069533" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Language distribution: Bushehr Province". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.


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