Ganaveh County
Native namePersian: شهرستان گناوه
CountryIran
ProvinceBushehr
CapitalBandar Ganaveh
Parts stylepara
P 1Central
P 2Rig
Population as of2016
Population total102484
Coordinates29°29′N 50°38′E
Time zoneIRST (UTC+3:30)

Ganaveh County (Luri and Persian: شهرستان گناوه) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Ganaveh.[1]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National 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] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 102,484 in 28,181 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

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

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

Notable people

Abū-Saʿīd Jannābī, founder of the Qarmatian state, was from Ganaveh.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]). "fa:‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان بوشهر به مرکزیت شهر بوشهر" [‌Approval of the organization and the hierarchy of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Bushehr province with the city of Bushehr as its capital] (in Persian). لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam]. ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 51E6AB17-6790-42EF-804B-D38845E50FAD. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived 12 June 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  2. ^ "fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان بوشهر" [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Bushehr Province] (Excel) (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  3. ^ "fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان بوشهر" [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Bushehr Province] (Excel) (in Persian). Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived 3 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  4. ^ "fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان بوشهر" [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Bushehr Province] (Excel) (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived 3 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 June 2025.