Basht

For the administrative division of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, see Basht County.

Basht (Persian: باشت)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Basht County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4] It was the administrative center for Babuyi Rural District^[5] until its capital was transferred to the village of Bustan,^[6] now a city.^[7]

Basht Persian: باشت
City
Basht
Coordinates: 30°21′40″N 51°09′21″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
County	Basht
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	10,764
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code	0744

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,269 in 1,561 households,^[8] when it was capital of the former Basht District of Gachsaran County.^[9] The following census in 2011 counted 9,266 people in 2,261 households,^[10] by which time the district had separated from the county in the establishment of Basht County. Basht was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,764 people in 2,831 households.^[2]

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Bāsht^[3]