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Kangan County
Kangan County (Persian: شهرستان کنگان) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Kangan.

History

After the 2011 National Census, Asaluyeh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Asaluyeh County.

After the 2016 census, Tonbak Rural District was created in the Central District, and Taheri Rural District and the city of Bandar Siraf were separated from it in the establishment of Siraf District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Shirinu Rural District. The village of Shirinu was elevated to the status of the city of Bandar-e Shirinu in 2023.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 95,113 in 15,220 households. The following census in 2011 counted 170,774 people in 25,667 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 107,801 in 27,873 households.

Administrative divisions

Kangan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Kangan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 40,793 105,190 107,801
Howmeh RD 733 1,889 3,358
Taheri RD 3,886 8,320 23,138
Tonbak RD
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 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
Shirinu RD
Taheri RD
Bandar Siraf (city)
Bandar-e Shirinu (city)
Total 95,113 170,774 107,801
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Kangan County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

  1. ^ Established after the 2016 census
  2. ^ Transferred to Asaluyeh County
  3. ^ Formerly the village of Taheri
  4. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 August 2024). "Kangan County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 27 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. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2013) [Approved 29 September 2013]. Approval letter regarding country divisions in Bushehr province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 200653/T46432 AH. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (22 March 2017) [Approved 7 December 1397]. Approval letter regarding country divisions in Jam and Kangan Counties in Bushehr province. rc.majlis.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 164182/T55741H. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  6. ^ "Shirinu village was upgraded to a city". mehrnews.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Office of National Divisions. 15 August 2023. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via Mehr News Agency.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Davodi, Parviz (22 August 2013) [Approved 9 October 1387]. Approval letter regarding changing the name of Taheri city from the Central District of Kangan County in Bushehr province to Siraf city. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 182479/T36252K. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.


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