Basht County

Basht County

Persian: شهرستان باشت
Basht County Persian: شهرستان باشت
County
	Location of Basht County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province (right, green)
	Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
	Coordinates: 30°27′N 51°03′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
Capital	Basht
Districts	Central, Bustan
Population (2016)
• Total	21,690
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

History

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]

Demographics

Population

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]

After the census, the village of Bustan was elevated to the status of a city.[5]

Administrative divisions

Basht County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Basht County Population
Administrative Divisions	2011[3]	2016[4]
Central District	14,516	15,667
Kuh Mareh Khami RD	2,326	2,428
Sarab Biz RD	2,924	2,475
Basht (city)	9,266	10,764
Bustan District	6,059	5,941
Babuyi RD	4,233	4,341
Talkhab RD	1,826	1,600
Bustan (city)[lower-alpha 1]
Total	20,699	21,690
RD = Rural District

Notes

Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (11 August 2023). "Basht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (16 March 1389). "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"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.
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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[6] Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (11 August 2023). "Basht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[Basht_County-2] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (16 March 1389). "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[2011_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2016_census-4] "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.

[Bustan_City,_Basht-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.