Central District (Tangestan County)

Coordinates: 28°54′14″N 51°21′52″E / 28.90389°N 51.36444°E / 28.90389; 51.36444
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Central District (Tangestan County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان تنگستان
Central District (Tangestan County) is located in Iran
Central District (Tangestan County)
Central District (Tangestan County)
Coordinates: 28°54′14″N 51°21′52″E / 28.90389°N 51.36444°E / 28.90389; 51.36444[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyTangestan
CapitalAhram
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total40,157
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Tangestan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان تنگستان) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ahram.[3]

At the 2006 census, its population was 35,259 in 8,134 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 38,047 people in 9,948 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 40,157 inhabitants living in 11,593 households,[2] by which time the village of Abad had been elevated to the status of a city and renamed Shahrabad.[6]

Central District (Tangestan County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Ahram RD 10,990 11,632 8,689
Baghak RD 12,087 12,637 12,483
Shahrabad (city)[a] 3,787
Ahram (city) 12,182 13,778 15,198
Total 35,259 38,047 40,157
RD = Rural District

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Formerly the village of Abad[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Central District (Tangestan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of country divisions of Bushehr province centered on Bushehr city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (16 September 2013). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Bushehr province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.