Basht County
Persian: شهرستان باشت
County
Location of Basht County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
Location of Basht County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Coordinates: 30°27′N 51°03′E / 30.450°N 51.050°E / 30.450; 51.050[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CapitalBasht
DistrictsCentral, Bustan
Population
 (2016)
 • Total21,690
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Basht County (Persian: شهرستان باشت) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Basht.[2]

After the National Census of 2006, Basht District was separated from Gachsaran County in the establishment of Basht County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Basht as its capital and only city at the time.[2]

The census in 2011 counted 20,699 people in 5,022 households.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 21,690 in 5,781 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Basht County's administrative divisions over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and one city.[4]

Basht County Population
Administrative Divisions2011[3]2016[4]
Central District14,51615,667
Kuh Mareh Khami RD2,3262,428
Sarab Biz RD2,9242,475
Basht (city)9,26610,764
Bustan District6,0595,941
Babuyi RD4,2334,341
Talkhab RD1,8261,600
Bustan (city)1
Total20,69921,690
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[5]
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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 August 2023). "Basht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (16 March 1389). "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2017). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Bustan village, the center of Bustan District of Basht County, into a city". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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