Bushkan

Bushkan (Persian: بوشكان, also Romanized as Būshkān and Booshakan; also known as Būshgān)[3] is a city in Bushkan District of Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran. It serves as capital of Bushkan Rural District.

For the administrative divisions, see Bushkan District and Bushkan Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Bushkan.

Bushkan
Persian: بوشكان
City
Bushkan is located in Iran
Bushkan
Bushkan
Coordinates: 28°49′47″N 51°41′56″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDashtestan
DistrictBushkan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,135
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,337 in 513 households, when it was a village of the district.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,279 people in 581 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,135 people in 603 households, by which time Bushkan had risen to the status of a city.[2]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (30 March 2023). "Bushkan, Dashtestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Bushkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3057166" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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