Central District (Tangestan County)

The Central District of Tangestan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان تنگستان) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ahram.

Central District (Tangestan County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان تنگستان
Central District (Tangestan County)
Coordinates: 28°54′14″N 51°21′52″E
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyTangestan
CapitalAhram
Population
 (2016)
  Total40,157
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 35,259 in 8,134 households. The following census in 2011 counted 38,047 people in 9,948 households. At the latest census in 2016, the district had 40,157 inhabitants living in 11,593 households, by which time the village of Abad had been elevated to the status of a city and renamed Shahrabad.

Central District (Tangestan County) Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Ahram RD10,99011,6328,689
Baghak RD12,08712,63712,483
Shahrabad (city)13,787
Ahram (city)12,18213,77815,198
Total35,25938,04740,157
RD: Rural District
1Formerly the village of Abad
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