Bandar Deylam () is a port city in the
Central District of
Deylam County,
Bushehr
Bushehr (; ) is a port city in the Central District (Bushehr County), Central District of Bushehr County, Bushehr province, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
Etymology
The roots of the n ...
province,
Iran
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, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
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Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 19,829 in 4,426 households.
[ ] The following census in 2011 counted 22,393 people in 5,603 households.
[ ] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 25,730 people in 7,359 households.
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On 16 February 2005 a large explosion was reported close to the site of a newly built
nuclear power
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plant
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. Iranian officials later announced that the explosion was caused by
construction
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work on a
dam
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at
Kowsar, near Deylam.
Climate
See also
Notes
References
{{Deylam County, state=collapsed
Cities in Bushehr province
Populated places in Deylam County