Kangan County
County in Bushehr province, Iran
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::summary County in Bushehr province, Iran ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kangan County |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | County |
| image_skyline | رو به خلیج همیشه فارس - panoramio.jpg |
| image_caption | Persian Gulf coastline in Kangan County |
| image_map | Bushehr.svg |
| image_map1 | IranBushehr-SVG.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Kangan County in Bushehr province (bottom, yellow) |
| map_caption1 | Location of Bushehr province in Iran |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Iran |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Bushehr |
| seat_type | Capital |
| seat | Bandar Kangan |
| parts_type | Districts |
| parts_style | para |
| p1 | Central |
| p2 | Siraf |
| population_as_of | 2016 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 107801 |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | |
| timezone | IRST |
| utc_offset | +3:30 |
| footnotes | |
| :: |
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Kangan County () is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Kangan.
History
Asaluyeh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Asaluyeh County in 2013.
In 2019, Tombak Rural District was created in the Central District, and Taheri Rural District and the city of Bandar Siraf were separated from it in the formation of Siraf District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Shirinu Rural District. The village of Shirinu was converted to the city of Bandar-e Shirinu in 2023.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National 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.
::data[format=table title="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 |
| Tombak 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 |
| :: |
Notes
References
References
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- "P728+2M3 Akhtar, Bushehr Province, Iran".
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