City in Bushehr province, Iran
For the administrative division, see
Kangan County . For other places with a similar name, see
Kangan .
City in Bushehr, Iran
Bandar Kangan (
Persian : بندر كنگان )
[a] is a city in the
Central District of
Kangan County ,
Bushehr province,
Iran , serving as capital of both the county and the district.
[4]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 23,921 in 5,200 households.
[5] The census in 2011 counted 76,329 people in 9,304 households.
[6] The 2016 census showed a population of 60,187 people in 19,225 households.
[2]
Language
The linguistic composition of the city:
[7]
Bandar Kangan linguistic composition
language
percent
Kanguni
60%
Arabic
25%
Koroshi
0.3%
Other/Mixed
14.7%
Notes
^ Also
Romanized as Bandar-e Kangān ; also known as Kangān and Kangun
[3]
References
^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023).
"Bandar Kangan, Kangan County" (Map).
OpenStreetMap . Retrieved 31 March 2023 .
^
a
b
"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 .
^ Bandar Kangan can be found at
GEOnet Names Server , at
this link , by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3069533" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ 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 .
^
"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 .
^
"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 .
^
"Language distribution: Bushehr Province" . Iran Atlas .
Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021 .