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Bandar Kangan

For the administrative division, see Kangan County. For other places with a similar name, see Kangan.

Bandar Kangan
Persian: بندر كنگان
City
Fire at Kangan Port Multipurpose Pier, causing 13 Kangan barges to burn
Fire at Kangan Port Multipurpose Pier, causing 13 Kangan barges to burn
Bandar Kangan is located in Iran
Bandar Kangan
Bandar Kangan
Coordinates: 27°50′21″N 52°03′39″E / 27.83917°N 52.06083°E / 27.83917; 52.06083[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyKangan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
60,187
Time zoneUTC+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.[5]

Demographics

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Language

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The linguistic composition of the city:[6]

Bandar Kangan linguistic composition
language percent
Kanguni
 
 60%
Arabic
 
 25%
Koroshi
 
 0.3%
Other/Mixed
 
 14.7%

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 23,921 in 5,200 households.[7] The census in 2011 counted 76,329 people in 9,304 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 60,187 people in 19,225 households.[3]

See also

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Media related to Bandar Kangan at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Bandar-e Kangān; also known as Kangān and Kangun[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 August 2024). "Godeh, Bander Kangan City, Kangan Central District, Kangan County, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "R3Q6+M88 Bandar Kangan, Bushehr Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. ^ 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".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان بوشهر به مرکزیت شهر بوشهر [‌Approval of the organization and the hierarchy of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Bushehr province with the city of Bushehr as its capital]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 51E6AB17-6790-42EF-804B-D38845E50FAD. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Language distribution: Bushehr Province". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Bushehr Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان بوشهر [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Bushehr Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.


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