Kangan County Explained
Kangan County should not be confused with Kangavar County.
| Kangan County |
| Native Name: | fa|شهرستان کنگان |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranBushehr-SVG.svg |
| 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 Total: | 107801 |
| Coordinates: | 27.7019°N 52.2586°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Kangan County (fa|شهرستان کنگان) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Kangan.[2]
History
After the 2011 National Census, Asaluyeh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Asaluyeh County.[3]
After the 2016 census, Tonbak Rural District was created in the Central District, and Taheri Rural District and the city of Bandar Siraf were separated from it in the establishment of Siraf District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Shirinu Rural District.[4] The village of Shirinu was elevated to the status of the city of Bandar-e Shirinu in 2023.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 95,113 in 15,220 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 170,774 people in 25,667 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 107,801 in 27,873 households.[8]
Administrative divisions
Kangan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Kangan County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 40,793 | 105,190 | 107,801 |
| 733 | 1,889 | 3,358 |
| Taheri RD | 3,886 | 8,320 | 23,138 |
| | | |
| 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 | |
| 31,319 | 32,977 | |
| 10,437 | 13,220 | |
| Asaluyeh (city) | 4,746 | 7,884 | |
| Nakhl Taqi (city) | 7,818 | 11,503 | |
| Siraf District | | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| Bandar Siraf (city) | | | |
| Bandar-e Shirinu (city) | | | |
| Total | 95,113 | 170,774 | 107,801 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Kangan County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 27 August 2024. 27 August 2024. fa.
- Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Bushehr province centered on Bushehr city. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240424211507/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113031. Ministry of the Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. c. 2024. 24 April 2024. Approved 21 June 1369. 24 April 2024. Notification 82824/T138K.
- Approval letter regarding country divisions in Bushehr province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20130110180809/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/826693. 10 January 2013. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. c. 2013. Approved 29 September 2013. 29 March 2023. Notification 200653/T46432 AH.
- Approval letter regarding country divisions in Jam and Kangan Counties in Bushehr province. fa. rc.majlis.com. Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20190313064215/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1120037. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 22 March 2017. Approved 7 December 1397. 13 March 2019. 31 March 2023. Notification 164182/T55741H.
- News: Shirinu village was upgraded to a city. fa. mehrnews.com. Mehr News Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20230816022303/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5862555/روستای-شیرینو-به-شهر-ارتقا-یافت. 15 August 2023. 16 August 2023. 27 August 2024. Ministry of the Interior, Office of National Divisions.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Bushehr Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093422/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/18.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Bushehr Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230403085236/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Bushehr.xls . 3 April 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212745/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_18.xlsx. Excel. 3 August 2017.
