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Bushkan

Bushkan is a city in Bushkan District of Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Bushkan Rural District.

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Bushkan
Persian: بوشكان
City
Bushkan
Coordinates: 28°49′47″N 51°41′59″E / 28.82972°N 51.69972°E / 28.82972; 51.6997212
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDashtestan
DistrictBushkan
Established as a city20123
Population
 (2016)4
 • Total
2,135
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.6

Demographics

Population

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.7 The following census in 2011 counted 2,279 people in 581 households.8 The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,135 people in 603 households,4 by which time the Bushkan had been converted to a city.3

See also

See also

Media related to Bushkan at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

Notes

  1. Also romanized as Booshakan and Būshkān; also known as Būshgān5
References

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 August 2024). "Bushkan, دهستان بوشکان, بخش بوشکان [Bushkan Rural District, Bushkan District], Dashtestan County, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. "RMHX+VVQ Bushkan, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  3. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 September 2012) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1391/06/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان بوشهر [‌Approval regarding national divisions in Bushehr province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. ابلاغیه [Notification] 186614/T47127K. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  4. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  5. Bushkan at GEOnet Names Server
  6. Habibi, Hassan (29 July 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/05/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه راجع به تغییرات در استان بوشهر [‌Decree on changes in Bushehr province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] A55F87B8-F1AB-4FDD-94D4-FDE14E8FE872. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Bushehr Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2025.