Bushkan

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

Bushkan (Persian: بوشكان)^[a] is a city in Bushkan District of Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Bushkan Rural District.^[4]

Bushkan Persian: بوشكان
City
Bushkan
Coordinates: 28°49′47″N 51°41′59″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
County	Dashtestan
District	Bushkan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,135
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,337 in 513 households, when it was a village in Bushkan Rural District.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,279 people in 581 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,135 people in 603 households,^[2] by which time the village of Bushkan had been elevated to the status of a city.^[7]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Booshakan and Būshkān; also known as Būshgān^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 August 2024). "Bushkan, Dashtestan County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Proposed 2 August 1380]. Approval letter regarding changes in Bushehr province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.9624. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Bushehr Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Bushehr Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approval 16 September 2013]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Bushehr province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Notification 186614/T47127K. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.