Bushkan District

Bushkan District (Persian: بخش بوشکان) is in Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kalameh.

Bushkan District
Persian: بخش بوشکان
Bushkan District
Coordinates: 28°55′16″N 51°39′24″E
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDashtestan
CapitalKalameh
Population
 (2016)
  Total12,943
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 12,242 in 2,721 households. The following census in 2011 counted 11,915 people in 3,109 households. At the latest census in 2016, the district had 12,943 inhabitants living in 3,776 households, by which time the village of Bushkan had been elevated to the status of a city.

Bushkan District Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Bushkan RD4,4094,1812,434
Poshtkuh RD5,8965,5705,911
Bushkan (city)2,135
Kalameh (city)1,9372,1642,463
Total12,24211,91512,943
RD: Rural District
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