Basht

For the administrative division of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, see Basht County.

Basht
Persian: باشت
City
Basht is located in Iran
Basht
Basht
Coordinates: 30°21′40″N 51°09′21″E / 30.36111°N 51.15583°E / 30.36111; 51.15583[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CountyBasht
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total10,764
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code0744

Basht (Persian: باشت)[a] is a city in the Central District of Basht County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,269 in 1,561 households, when it was in the former Basht District of Gachsaran County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,266 people in 2,261 households,[6] by which time the district had separated from the county in the establishment of Basht County. Basht was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,764 people in 2,831 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Bāsht[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 August 2023). "Basht, Basht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ Basht can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055725" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "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.


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