Bushehr County

County in Bushehr province, Iran

Not to be confused with Bushehr province.

For the city, see Bushehr.

County in Bushehr, Iran

Bushehr County

Persian: شهرستان بوشهر

County

The city of Bushehr in 1973

Location of Bushehr County in Bushehr province (left, purple)

Location of Bushehr province in Iran

Coordinates: 29°01′N 50°58′E﻿ / ﻿29.017°N 50.967°E﻿ / 29.017; 50.967[1][2]
Country| Iran
Province| Bushehr
Capital| Bushehr
Districts| Central, Choghadak, Kharg
Area

• Total

| 1,386 km2 (535 sq mi)
Population

(2016)[3]

• Total

| 298,594
• Density| 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Bushehr County (Persian: شهرستان بوشهر) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bushehr.[4]

## History

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The village of Ali Shahr was converted to a city in 2015.[5] 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.[6]

## Demographics

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### Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 216,087 in 53,173 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 258,906 people in 68,819 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 298,594 in 85,523 households.[3]

### Administrative divisions

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Bushehr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Bushehr County Population  Administrative Divisions | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[3]

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Central District | 207,891 | 251,120 | 290,359
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) | 16,425 | 18,072 | 18,702
Choghadak District[a] |  |  |
Chah Kutah RD |  |  |
Doveyreh RD |  |  |
Choghadak (city) |  |  |
Kharg District | 8,196 | 7,722 | 8,193
Kharg (city) | 8,196 | 7,722 | 8,193
Total | 216,087 | 258,906 | 298,594
RD = Rural District

## See also

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Media related to Bushehr County at Wikimedia Commons

## Notes

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1. ^ Established in 2020[6]

## References

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1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 June 2025). "دهستان حومه بوشهر [Howmeh Rural District, Bushehr], Bakhsh-e-Markazi of Bushehr County, Bushehr County, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
2. ^ "2X88+MM7 Choghadak, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
3. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2025.مرکز+آمار+ایرانCategory:Articles+containing+Persian-language+text+[Statistical+Centre+of+Iran]&rft.atitle=سرشماري+عمومي+نفوس+و+مسكن+1395+:+استان+بوشهر&rft_id=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_18.xlsx&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Bushehr+County" class="Z3988">
4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان بوشهر به مرکزیت شهر بوشهر [‌Approval of the organization and the hierarchy of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Bushehr province with the city of Bushehr as its capital]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 51E6AB17-6790-42EF-804B-D38845E50FAD. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.لام+تا+کامCategory:Articles+containing+Persian-language+text+[Lam+ta+Kam]&rft.atitle=‌تصویب+سازمان+و+سلسله+تابعیت+عناصر+و+واحدهای+تقسیمات+کشوری+استان+بوشهر+به+مرکزیت+شهر+بوشهر&rft.date=1990-09-12&rft.aulast=Habibi&rft.aufirst=Hassan&rft_id=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/116966&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Bushehr+County" class="Z3988">
5. ^ افتتاح ساختمان شهرداری عالیشهر پس از 6 ماه انتظار [Opening of Ali Shahr municipality building after 6 months of waiting]. پورتال شهرداری عالیشهر [Ali Shahr Municipal Portal] (in Persian). 29 September 2015 [۰۷ مهر ۱۳۹۴ (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2025.پورتال+شهرداری+عالیشهرCategory:Articles+containing+Persian-language+text+[Ali+Shahr+Municipal+Portal]&rft.atitle=افتتاح+ساختمان+شهرداری+عالیشهر+پس+از+6+ماه+انتظار&rft.date=2015-09-29&rft_id=https://alishahr.ir/news/افتتاح-ساختمان-شهرداری-عالیشهر-پس-از-6-م&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Bushehr+County" class="Z3988">
6. ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (4 January 2020) [تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date) 1398/10/14 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری شهرستان بوشهر استان بوشهر [‌Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Bushehr County, Bushehr province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه [Notification Number] 131651/T57093H. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2025.مرکز+پژوهشهای+مجلس+شورای+اسلامی+ایرانCategory:Articles+containing+Persian-language+text+[Research+Center+of+the+Islamic+Consultative+Assembly+of+Iran]&rft.atitle=تصویب+نامه+در+خصوص+تقسیمات+کشوری+شهرستان+بوشهر+استان+بوشهر&rft.date=2020-01-04&rft.aulast=Jahangiri&rft.aufirst=Eshaq&rft_id=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/print_version/1408837&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Bushehr+County" class="Z3988">
7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2025.مرکز+آمار+ایرانCategory:Articles+containing+Persian-language+text+[Statistical+Centre+of+Iran]&rft.atitle=سرشماري+عمومي+نفوس+و+مسكن+1385+:+استان+بوشهر&rft_id=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/18.xls&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Bushehr+County" class="Z3988">
8. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Bushehr Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.

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Bushehr province, Iran

Capital|

* Bushehr

Counties and cities|

| Asaluyeh County|

* Asaluyeh
* Nakhl Taqi

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Bushehr County|

* Bushehr
* Ali Shahr
* Choghadak
* Kharg

Dashtestan County|

* Borazjan
* Ab Pakhsh
* Dalaki
* Kalameh
* Sadabad
* Shabankareh
* Tang-e Eram
* Vahdatiyeh

Dashti County|

* Khormuj
* Kaki
* Shonbeh

Deylam County|

* Bandar Deylam
* Imam Hassan

Deyr County|

* Bandar Deyr
* Abdan
* Bardestan
* Bord Khun

Ganaveh County|

* Bandar Ganaveh
* Bandar Rig

Jam County|

* Jam
* Riz

Kangan County|

* Bandar Kangan
* Bandar Siraf
* Bank

Tangestan County|

* Ahram
* Delvar

Landmarks|

* Ghavam water tank (Ab Anbar of Ghavam)
* Khourmoj fire temple
* Boraazjan Castle
* Siraf
* Seensiz
* Rishahr
* Chehelkhaneh cave
* Bardak Siah Palace
* Saadat Mozaffari School
* Rais Ali Museum
* Bushehr anthropology Museum
* Gur-e-Dokhtar

populated places|

* List of cities, towns and villages in Bushehr Province

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Bushehr County

Capital|

* Bushehr

Districts|

| Central|

| Cities|

* Bushehr
* Choghadak

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Rural Districts
and villages|

| Angali|

* Ahsham-e Hasan
* Askari
* Haft Jush
* Hamud
* Hasan Nezam
* Heydari
* Koreh Band
* Mohammad Shahi
* Mohrezi
* Nowkar-e Gazi
* Nowkar-e Mokhi
* Qaleh-ye Sukhteh
* Rostami
* Zardaki-ye Olya

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Howmeh|

* Abtavil
* Ahmadi
* Ali Shahr
* Bandargah
* Bushehr Industrial Estate 2
* Chah Kutah
* Doveyreh
* Halileh
* Hoseynaki
* Jazireh-ye Shif
* Nuclear Power Plant, Bushehr
* Qaleh-ye Chah Kutah
* Sarmal
* Tol Siah
* Tol-e Ashki

Kharg|

| Cities|

* Kharg

|

Rural Districts
and villages|

* none

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