Kangan County () is in Bushehr province, Iran. 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.
+ Kangan County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 40,793 105,190 107,801 Howmeh RD 733 1,889 3,358 Taheri RD 3,886 8,320 23,138 Tombak RD Bandar Kangan (city) 23,921 76,329 60,187 Bandar Siraf (city) 3,500 7,137 6,992 Bank (city) 8,753 11,515 14,126 Asaluyeh District 54,320 65,584 Asaluyeh RD 31,319 32,977 Nayband RD 10,437 13,220 Asaluyeh (city) 4,746 7,884 Nakhl Taqi (city) 7,818 11,503 Siraf District Shirinu RD Taheri RD Bandar Siraf (city) Bandar-e Shirinu (city) Total 95,113 170,774 107,801
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