Central District (Kangan County)

Central District (Kangan County)

Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کنگان
Central District (Kangan County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کنگان
District
	Central District (Kangan County)
	Coordinates: 27°50′23″N 52°06′23″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
County	Kangan
Capital	Bandar Kangan
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	107,801
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

At the 2006 census, its population was 40,793 in 8,663 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 105,190 people in 15,325 households.[4] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 107,801 inhabitants living in 27,873 households.[2] In 2017, Taheri Rural District and the city of Bandar Siraf were separated from the district to establish Siraf District.[5]

Central District (Kangan County) Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Howmeh Rural District	733	1,889	3,358
Taheri Rural District¹	3,886	8,320	23,138
Tonbak Rural District²
Bandar Kangan (city)	23,921	76,329	60,187
Bandar Siraf (city)¹	3,500	7,137	6,992
Bank (city)	8,753	11,515	14,126
Total	40,793	105,190	107,801
¹Became a part of Siraf District in 2017[5] ²Established in 2017[5]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Central District (Kangan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
"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.
"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.
"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.
Jahangiri, Ishaq (22 March 2017). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Jam, Kangan Counties in Bushehr province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Council of Ministers, Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Central District (Kangan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

[2016_census-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.

[2006_census-3] "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.

[2011_census-4] "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.

[Kangan-5] Jahangiri, Ishaq (22 March 2017). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Jam, Kangan Counties in Bushehr province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Council of Ministers, Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.