Dashtestan County

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.
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.