Bushkan District

Not to be confused with Bushkan Rural District.

For the city, see Bushkan. For other places with a similar name, see Bushkan.

Bushkan District (Persian: بخش بوشکان) is in Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kalameh.

Bushkan District Persian: بخش بوشکان
District
Bushkan District
Coordinates: 28°55′16″N 51°39′24″E / 28.92111°N 51.65667°E / 28.92111; 51.65667^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
County	Dashtestan
Capital	Kalameh
Population  (2016)^[2]
• Total	12,943
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 12,242 in 2,721 households.^[3] The following census in 2011 counted 11,915 people in 3,109 households.^[4] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 12,943 inhabitants living in 3,776 households,^[2] by which time the village of Bushkan had been elevated to the status of a city.^[5]

Bushkan District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006^[3]	2011^[4]	2016^[2]
Bushkan RD	4,409	4,181	2,434
Poshtkuh RD	5,896	5,570	5,911
Bushkan (city)			2,135
Kalameh (city)	1,937	2,164	2,463
Total	12,242	11,915	12,943
RD: Rural District

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References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (30 March 2023). "Bushkan District (Dashtestan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
2. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
4. . Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
5. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (16 September 2013). . Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.