Bustan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
Bustan (Persian: بوستان, also Romanized as Būstān; also known as Bostān Bozorg, Bushan, and Būstān-e Bozorg) is a city in, and the capital of, Bustan District of Basht County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran.
Bustan
Persian: بوستان | |
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City | |
Bustan | |
Coordinates: 30°19′25″N 51°12′00″E | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad |
County | Basht |
District | Bustan |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,248 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 1,019 in 188 households, when it was a village in Babuyi Rural District of the former Basht District of Gachsaran County. The following census in 2011 counted 1,092 people in 265 households, by which time the district had separated from the county in the establishment of Basht County. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,248 people in 337 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.
After the census, the village of Bustan was elevated to the status of a city.