Central District (Bushehr County)

The Central District of Bushehr County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بوشهر) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bushehr.^[3]

Central District (Bushehr County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان بوشهر
District
Central District (Bushehr County)
Coordinates: 29°03′47″N 50°55′50″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
County	Bushehr
Capital	Bushehr
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	290,359
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

The village of Ali Shahr was elevated to the status of a city in 2015.^[4] In 2020, the city of Choghadak and parts of Howmeh Rural District were separated from the district in the formation of Choghadak District.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 207,891 in 51,210 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 251,120 people in 66,788 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 290,359 inhabitants living in 83,177 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Bushehr County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Angali RD	2,636	2,301	2,209
Howmeh RD	27,156	35,525	22,766
Ali Shahr (city)			23,178
Bushehr (city)	161,674	195,222	223,504
Choghadak (city)[a]	16,425	18,072	18,702
Total	207,891	251,120	290,359
RD = Rural District

See also

Notes

1. Transferred to Choghadak District after the 2016 census^[5]