Ganaveh County
Persian: شهرستان گناوه
County
Location of Ganaveh County in Bushehr province (top, pink)
Location of Ganaveh County in Bushehr province (top, pink)
Location of Bushehr province in Iran
Location of Bushehr province in Iran
Coordinates: 29°29′N 50°38′E / 29.483°N 50.633°E / 29.483; 50.633[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CapitalBandar Ganaveh
DistrictsCentral, Rig
Population
 (2016)
 • Total102,484
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Ganaveh County (Luri and Persian: شهرستان گناوه) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Ganaveh.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 82,937 in 17,701 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 90,493 people in 22,355 households.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 102,484 in 28,181 households.[4]

Abū-Saʿīd Jannābī, the founder of the Qarmatian state, was from Ganaveh. The people of Ganaveh speak the Luri language.

Administrative divisions

The population history of Ganaveh County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, two rural districts, and two cities.[4]

Ganaveh County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[2]2011[3]2016[4]
Central District70,11077,03088,649
Hayat Davud RD10,81912,92015,177
Bandar Ganaveh (city)59,29164,11073,472
Rig District12,82713,46313,825
Rudhaleh RD7,5707,8447,573
Bandar Rig (city)5,2575,6196,252
Total82,93790,493102,484
RD: Rural District
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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Ganaveh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. 1 2 3 "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.
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