Bushehr County () is in

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 Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. Its capital is the city of

History

The village of Ali Shahr was converted to a city in 2015. In 2020, the city of Choghadak and parts of Howmeh Rural District were separated from the Central District in the formation of Choghadak District, which was divided into the new Chah Kutah and Doveyreh Rural Districts.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 216,087 in 53,173 households. The following census in 2011 counted 258,906 people in 68,819 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 298,594 in 85,523 households.

Administrative divisions

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

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