Bid Khun

Bid Khun (Persian: بيدخون, also Romanized as Bīd Khūn, Bīdakhun, and Bid Khoon) is a city in the Central District of Asaluyeh County, Bushehr province, Iran.

Bid Khun
Persian: بيدخون
City
Bid Khun
Coordinates: 27°28′45″N 52°40′05″E
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyAsaluyeh
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
  Total8,886
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 1,890 in 461 households, when it was a village in the former Asaluyeh District of Kangan County. The following census in 2011 counted 5,269 people in 1,305 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 8,886 people in 2,071 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Asaluyeh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Asaluyeh as its capital. It was the largest village in its rural district. After the census, Bid Khun was elevated from village to city status.

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