Basht

Basht (Persian: باشت; also Romanized as Bāsht) is a city in the Central District of Basht County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district.

Basht
Persian: باشت
City
Basht
Coordinates: 30°21′40″N 51°09′21″E
Country Iran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CountyBasht
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
  Total10,764
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code0744

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 8,269 in 1,561 households, when it was in the former Basht District of Gachsaran County. The following census in 2011 counted 9,266 people in 2,261 households, by which time the district had separated from the county in the establishment of Basht County. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 10,764 people in 2,831 households.

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