Minudasht County

Minudasht County

Persian: شهرستان مینودشت
Minudasht County Persian: شهرستان مینودشت
County
	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 / 37.14694; 55.47278
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
Capital	Minudasht
Districts	Central, Kuhsarat
Population (2016)
• 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]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 126,676, in 30,791 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 75,659 people in 20,852 households,^[5] 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^[6] and Dowzeyn^[7] were elevated to city status.

Minudasht County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[4]	2011^[5]	2016^[2]
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)¹
Minudasht (city)	25,983	28,478	30,085
Galikash District²	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)¹
Total	126,676	75,659	75,483
RD: Rural District ¹Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]^[7] ²Became a part of Galikash County

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2023). "Minudasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
^ 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.
^ 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 "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.
^ 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.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2023). "Minudasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[2016_census-2] "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.

[Minudasht_County-3] 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.

[2006_census-4] "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.

[2011_census-5] "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.

[Alqajar_City-6] "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.

[Dowzeyn_City-7] "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.