Bandar Kangan

City in Bushehr province, Iran

City in Bushehr, Iran

Bandar Kangan Persian: بندر كنگان
City
27°50′20″N 52°03′43″E / 27.83889°N 52.06194°E / 27.83889; 52.06194^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Bushehr
County	Kangan
District	Central
Population (2016)^[2]
• Total	60,187
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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.

Bushehr Province, Iran

Capital

Bushehr

Counties and cities

Asaluyeh County	Asaluyeh Nakhl Taqi
Bushehr County	Bushehr Ali Shahr Choghadak Kharg
Dashtestan County	Borazjan Ab Pakhsh Dalaki Kalameh Sadabad Shabankareh Tang-e Eram Vahdatiyeh
Dashti County	Khormuj Kaki Shonbeh
Deylam County	Bandar Deylam Imam Hassan
Deyr County	Bandar Deyr Abdan Bardestan Bord Khun
Ganaveh County	Bandar Ganaveh Bandar Rig
Jam County	Jam Riz
Kangan County	Bandar Kangan Bandar Siraf Bank
Tangestan County	Ahram Delvar