Bushkan Rural District
Persian: دهستان بوشكان | |
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Coordinates: 28°50′31″N 51°44′29″E / 28.84194°N 51.74139°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Bushehr |
County | Dashtestan |
District | Bushkan |
Capital | Bushkan |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 2,434 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Bushkan Rural District ( Persian: دهستان بوشكان) is in Bushkan District of Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Bushkan. [3]
At the census of 2006, its population was 4,409 in 960 households. [4] There were 4,181 inhabitants in 1,075 households at the following census of 2011. [5] In the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 2,434 in 680 households. The most populous of its nine villages was Nurabad, with 689 people, [2] by which time the village of Bushkan had been elevated to the status of a city. [6]