Minudasht County (Persian: شهرستان مینودشت) is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Minudasht.[3]
Minudasht County
Persian: شهرستان مینودشت | |
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![]() Location of Minudasht County in Golestan province (center right, green) | |
![]() Location of Golestan province in Iran | |
Coordinates: 37°08′49″N 55°28′22″E / 37.14694°N 55.47278°E[2] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Golestan |
Capital | Minudasht |
Districts | Central, Kuhsarat |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 75,483 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Minudasht County at GEOnet Names Server |
History
editAfter the 2006 National Census, Kuhsarat Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Kuhsarat District, which was divided into Garu and Sar Gol Rural Districts. Galikash District was separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Galikash as its capital and only city at the time.[4]
After the 2016 census, the villages of Alqajar[5] and Dowzeyn[6] were elevated to city status.
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 126,676, in 30,791 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 75,659 people in 20,852 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 75,483 in 22,719 households.[1]
Administrative divisions
editMinudasht County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[1] |
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Central District | 69,272 | 59,898 | 60,367 |
Chehel Chay RD | 23,978 | 26,392 | 25,565 |
Kuhsarat RD | 14,139 | ||
Qaleh Qafeh RD | 5,172 | 5,028 | 4,717 |
Alqajar (city)[a] | |||
Minudasht (city) | 25,983 | 28,478 | 30,085 |
Galikash District[b] | 57,404 | ||
Nilkuh RD | 3,239 | ||
Qaravolan RD | 16,202 | ||
Yanqaq RD | 17,954 | ||
Galikash (city) | 20,009 | ||
Kuhsarat District | 15,745 | 15,116 | |
Garu RD | 11,081 | 11,025 | |
Sar Gol RD | 4,664 | 4,091 | |
Dowzeyn (city)[c] | |||
Total | 126,676 | 75,659 | 75,483 |
RD = Rural District |
See also
editMedia related to Minudasht County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2023). "Minudasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (21 April 1368). "Creation and establishment of Minudasht County under the citizenship of Mazandaran province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Introduction of Galikash County". Galikesh (in Persian). Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gonbad-e Kavus County. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "The approval letter regarding the conversion of Alqajar village of Chehel Chay Rural District..." RRK (in Persian). 22 September 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ a b "The mayor and former member of Minudasht city council became the first mayor of Dowzeyn". Golestanema (in Persian). 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.