Bushehr County
{{Short description|County in Bushehr province, Iran}}
{{distinguish|Bushehr province}}{{for|the city|Bushehr}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Bushehr County
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان بوشهر}}
|settlement_type = County
|image_skyline = Busher1973.jpg
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|image_caption = The city of Bushehr in 1973
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| map_caption = Location of Bushehr County in Bushehr province (left, purple)
| map_caption1 = Location of Bushehr province in Iran
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Iran
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Bushehr
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Bushehr
|parts_type = Districts
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| p1 = Central
| p2 = Choghadak
| p3 = Kharg
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|area_total_km2 = 1386
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 298594
|population_density_km2 = auto
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|timezone = IRST
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Bushehr County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان بوشهر}}) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bushehr.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Bushehr province centered on Bushehr city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113031|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424211507/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113031|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|date=c. 2024|archive-date=24 April 2024|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|access-date=24 April 2024|id=Notification 82824/T138K}}
History
The village of Ali Shahr was elevated to the status of a city in 2015.{{cite news|title=Opening of Ali Shahr Municipality Building after Six Months of Waiting|language=fa|website=alishahr.ir|via=Ali Shahr Municipality|url=https://alishahr.ir/news/افتتاح-ساختمان-شهرداری-عالیشهر-پس-از-6-م|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929032528/https://alishahr.ir/news/افتتاح-ساختمان-شهرداری-عالیشهر-پس-از-6-م|date=c. 2015|archive-date=29 September 2015|access-date=1 March 2025}} In 2020, the city of Choghadak and parts of Howmeh Rural District were separated from the Central District in the formation of Choghadak District, which was divided into the new Chah Kutah and Doveyreh Rural Districts.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Bushehr County, Bushehr province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the Islamic Council of Iran|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/print_version/1408837|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028051213/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/print_version/1408837|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|orig-date=Approved 14 October 1398|date=c. 2020|archive-date=28 October 2020|access-date=29 March 2023|id=Notification 131651/T57093H}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 216,087 in 53,173 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Bushehr Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/18.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093422/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/18.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 258,906 people in 68,819 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Bushehr Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Bushehr.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403085236/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Bushehr.xls |archive-date=3 April 2023| access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 298,594 in 85,523 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_18.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212745/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_18.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=3 August 2017}}
=Administrative divisions=
Bushehr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Bushehr County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 207,891 | style="text-align: right;"| 251,120 | style="text-align: right;"| 290,359 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Angali RD | style="text-align: right;"| 2,636 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,301 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,209 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Howmeh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 27,156 | style="text-align: right;"| 35,525 | style="text-align: right;"| 22,766 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ali Shahr (city) | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 23,178 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bushehr (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 161,674 | style="text-align: right;"| 195,222 | style="text-align: right;"| 223,504 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Choghadak (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 16,425 | style="text-align: right;"| 18,072 | style="text-align: right;"| 18,702 |
| Choghadak District{{efn|Established after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chah Kutah RD | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Doveyreh RD | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Choghadak (city) | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Kharg District | style="text-align: right;"| 8,196 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,722 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,193 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kharg (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 8,196 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,722 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,193 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 216,087 | style="text-align: right;"| 258,906 | style="text-align: right;"| 298,594 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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{{Bushehr Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Bushehr County|state=collapsed}}