Ganaveh County (Luri and Persian: شهرستان گناوه) is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Ganaveh.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 82,937 in 17,701 households. The following census in 2011 counted 90,493 people in 22,355 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 102,484 in 28,181 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Ganaveh County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District70,11077,03088,649
Hayat Davud RD10,81912,92015,177
Bandar Ganaveh (city)59,29164,11073,472
Rig District12,82713,46313,825
Rudhaleh RD7,5707,8447,573
Bandar Rig (city)5,2575,6196,252
Total82,93790,493102,484
RD = Rural District

Notable people

Abū-Saʿīd Jannābī, founder of the Qarmatian state, was from Ganaveh.[citation needed]

See also

Media related to Ganaveh County at Wikimedia Commons

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