Basht County

Basht County (Persian: شهرستان باشت) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Basht.

For the city, see Basht.

Basht County
Persian: شهرستان باشت
County
Location of Basht County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
Location of Basht County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Coordinates: 30°27′N 51°03′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CapitalBasht
DistrictsCentral, Bustan
Population
 (2016)
 • Total21,690
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Basht District of Gachsaran County) was 22,170 in 4,309 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 20,699 people in 5,022 households,[3] by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Basht County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 21,690 in 5,781 households.[5]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Basht County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and one city.[5]

Basht County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[2]2011[3]2016[5]
Central District22,17014,51615,667
Babuyi Rural District9,606
Kuh Mareh Khami Rural District4,2952,3262,428
Sarab Biz Rural District2,9242,475
Basht (city)8,2699,26610,764
Bustan District6,0595,941
Babuyi Rural District4,2334,341
Talkhab Rural District1,8261,600
Bustan (city)2
Total22,17020,69921,690
1As a part of Gachsaran County at the 2006 census
2Became a city after the 2016 census[6]
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 August 2023). "Basht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (16 March 1389). "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2017). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Bustan village, the center of Bustan District of Basht County, into a city". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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