Minudasht County
Persian: شهرستان مینودشت
County
Location of Minudasht County in Golestan province
Location of Minudasht County in Golestan province
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°08′49″N 55°28′22″E / 37.14694°N 55.47278°E / 37.14694; 55.47278[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
CapitalMinudasht
DistrictsCentral, Kuhsarat
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total75,483
Time zoneUTC+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.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 126,676, in 30,791 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 75,659 people in 20,852 households,[4] by which time Galikash District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County, and Kuhsarat Rural District had been separated from the Central District in the establishment of Kuhsarat District. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 75,483 in 22,719 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

After the 2016 census, the villages of Alqajar[5] and Dowzeyn[6] were elevated to city status.

Minudasht County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District69,27259,89860,367
Chehel Chay RD23,97826,39225,565
Kuhsarat RD14,139
Qaleh Qafeh RD5,1725,0284,717
Alqajar (city)1
Minudasht (city)25,98328,47830,085
Galikash District257,404
Nilkuh RD3,239
Qaravolan RD16,202
Yanqaq RD17,954
Galikash (city)20,009
Kuhsarat District15,74515,116
Garu RD11,08111,025
Sar Gol RD4,6644,091
Dowzeyn (city)1
Total126,67675,65975,483
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[5][6]
2Became a part of Galikash County
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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2023). "Minudasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
  6. 1 2 "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.
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