Dashtestan County () is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Borazjan.

History The Gur-e-Dokhtar is a 6th-century tomb near the border with Fars province. It is probably the resting place of Cyrus I (Cyrus II's grandfather).

The people of the area revolted against Nader Shah in September 1746. In June 1747, the rebels captured Bushehr.

In 2009, Darvahi Rural District and the city of Ab Pakhsh were separated from Shabankareh District in the formation of Ab Pakhsh District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Dashti-ye Esmail Khani Rural District. The village of Bushkan was elevated to the status of a city in 2012.

Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 222,226 in 47,773 households. The following census in 2011 counted 229,425 people in 57,562 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 252,047 in 70,943 households.

Administrative divisions

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

+ Dashtestan County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 124,291 128,334 145,460 Dalaki RD 10,490 11,761 12,208 Howmeh RD 6,838 8,148 9,603 Ziarat RD 6,881 6,932 6,646 Borazjan (city) 92,221 95,449 110,567 Dalaki (city) 7,861 6,044 6,436 Ab Pakhsh District 21,352 23,132 Darvahi RD 3,056 3,211 Dashti-ye Esmail Khani RD 1,058 1,008 Ab Pakhsh (city) 17,238 18,913 Bushkan District 12,242 11,915 12,943 Bushkan RD 4,409 4,181 2,434 Poshtkuh RD 5,896 5,570 5,911 Bushkan (city) 2,135 Kalameh (city) 1,937 2,164 2,463 Eram District 14,551 13,375 13,659 Dehrud RD 5,507 5,072 5,372 Eram RD 6,116 5,120 5,045 Tang-e Eram (city) 2,928 3,183 3,242 Sadabad District 31,928 33,272 33,513 Vahdatiyeh RD 2,120 1,717 1,724 Zirrah RD 11,666 12,282 12,319 Sadabad (city) 7,119 7,859 8,248 Vahdatiyeh (city) 11,023 11,414 11,222 Shabankareh District 39,214 20,022 22,348 Darvahi RD 4,546 Shabankareh RD 12,391 12,369 14,448 Ab Pakhsh (city) 15,302 Shabankareh (city) 6,975 7,653 7,900 Total 222,226 229,425 252,047

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