Kangan County () is in Bushehr province,

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. Its capital is the city of Bandar Kangan.

History

Asaluyeh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Asaluyeh County in 2013. In 2019, Tombak Rural District was created in the Central District, and Taheri Rural District and the city of Bandar Siraf were separated from it in the formation of Siraf District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Shirinu Rural District. The village of Shirinu was converted to the city of Bandar-e Shirinu in 2023.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 95,113 in 15,220 households. The following census in 2011 counted 170,774 people in 25,667 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 107,801 in 27,873 households.

Administrative divisions

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

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