Dashtestan County

• Name — Dashtestan County • Type — County • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Iran • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Bushehr • Seat Type — Capital • Seat — Borazjan • Parts Type — Districts • Parts Style — para • P1 — Central • P2 — Ab Pakhsh • P3 — Bushkan • P4 — Eram • P5 — Sadabad • P6 — Shabankareh • Area Total Km2 — 6327 • Population As Of — 2016 • Population Total — 252047 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — IRST • Utc Offset — +3:30 Perso-Arabic

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.

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.

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 • RD Rural District