Bushkan

City in Bushehr province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

CountryIran
Established as a city2012[3]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Bushkan
Persian: بوشكان
City
Bushkan is located in Iran
Bushkan
Bushkan
Coordinates: 28°49′47″N 51°41′59″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDashtestan
DistrictBushkan
Established as a city2012[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
2,135
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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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

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Also romanized as Booshakan and Būshkān; also known as Būshgān[5]

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