Minudasht County
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[1] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Golestan |
| Capital | Minudasht |
| Districts | Central, Kuhsarat |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 75,483 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Minudasht County at GEOnet Names Server | |
Minudasht County (Persian: شهرستان مینودشت) is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Minudasht.[3]
History
[edit]After the 2006 National Census, Kuhsarat Rural District[a] was separated from the Central District in the formation of Kuhsarat District, which was divided into Garu and Sar Gol Rural Districts.[4] Galikash District was separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County.[5]
After the 2016 census, the villages of Alqajar[6] and Dowzeyn[7] were elevated to city status.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 126,676, in 30,791 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 75,659 people in 20,852 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 75,483 in 22,719 households.[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Minudasht County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[8] | 2011[9] | 2016[2] |
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| Central District | 69,272 | 59,898 | 60,367 |
| Chehel Chay RD | 23,978 | 26,392 | 25,565 |
| Kuhsarat RD[a] | 14,139 | ||
| Qaleh Qafeh RD | 5,172 | 5,028 | 4,717 |
| Alqajar (city)[b] | |||
| Minudasht (city) | 25,983 | 28,478 | 30,085 |
| Galikash District[c] | 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[d] | 11,081 | 11,025 | |
| Sar Gol RD | 4,664 | 4,091 | |
| Dowzeyn (city)[e] | |||
| Total | 126,676 | 75,659 | 75,483 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
[edit]
Media related to Minudasht County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Renamed Garu Rural District[4]
- ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[6]
- ^ Transferred to Galikash County[5]
- ^ Formerly Kuhsarat Rural District[4]
- ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[7]
References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2024). "Minudasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2024) [Approved 21 April 1368]. Creation and establishment of Minudasht County under the citizenship of Mazandaran province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 4892.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ a b c Rahimi, Mohammad Reza. Divisional changes and reforms in Golestan province (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior – via qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/?IDS=10503364040954659624 (Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran).
H - Kuhsarat District centered on Dowzeyn village is created from the combination of Garu and Sar Gol Rural Districts in Minudasht County...
- ^ a b "Introduction of Galikash County". galikesh.ir (in Persian). Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gonbad-e Kavus County. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b Mokhbar, Mohammad (22 September 2023) [Approved 31 March 1402]. The approval letter regarding the conversion of Alqajar village of Chehel Chay Rural District, Central District of Minudasht County, Golestan province, into a city. rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b "The mayor and former member of Minudasht city council became the first mayor of Dowzeyn". golestanema.com (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): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Golestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
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