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Gorgan County

Coordinates: 36°47′N 54°30′E / 36.783°N 54.500°E / 36.783; 54.500
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For the city, see Gorgan. For other places with a similar name, see Gorgan.

Gorgan County
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County
Location of Gorgan County in Golestan province
Location of Gorgan County in Golestan province
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°47′N 54°30′E / 36.783°N 54.500°E / 36.783; 54.500[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
CapitalGorgan
DistrictsCentral, Baharan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
480,541
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Gorgan County at GEOnet Names Server

Gorgan County (Template:Lang-fa) is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gorgan.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 393,887 in 105,120 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 462,455 people in 135,112 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 480,541 in 150,649 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Gorgan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and three cities.[2]

Gorgan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[3] 2011[4] 2016[2]
Central District 345,813 413,948 432,110
Anjirab RD 22,305 27,955 26,959
Estarabad-e Jonubi RD 29,216 22,864 23,108
Rushanabad RD 25,066 25,840 23,950
Gorgan (city) 269,226 329,536 350,676
Jelin (city)1 7,753 7,417
Baharan District 48,074 48,507 48,409
Estarabad-e Shomali RD 17,553 17,680 17,513
Qoroq RD 24,014 24,139 23,307
Qoroq (city)2
Sarkhon Kalateh (city) 6,507 6,688 7,589
Total 393,887 462,455 480,541
RD: Rural District
1Formerly the village of Jelin-e Olya[5]
2Became a city after the 2016 census[6]
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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 October 2023). "Gorgan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Davodi, Parviz (29 July 2007). "The transformation of the village of Jelin-e Olya from Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Gorgan County in Golestan province to the city of Jelin". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq. "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Qoroq village from Qoroq Rural District, Baharan District, Gorgan County, Golestan province, to a city". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.



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