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    Minudasht County

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    Minudasht County
    Persian: شهرستان مینودشت
    County
    Location of Minudasht County in Golestan province (center right, green)
    Location of Minudasht County in Golestan province (center right, green)
    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]
     • Total
    		75,483
    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.[3]

    History

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    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

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    Population

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    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

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    Minudasht County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

    Minudasht County Population
    Administrative Divisions 2006[8] 2011[9] 2016[2]
    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

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    Media related to Minudasht County at Wikimedia Commons

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    Notes

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    1. ^ a b Renamed Garu Rural District[4]
    2. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[6]
    3. ^ Transferred to Galikash County[5]
    4. ^ Formerly Kuhsarat Rural District[4]
    5. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[7]

    References

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    1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2024). "Minudasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
    2. ^ 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.
    3. ^ 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.
    4. ^ 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...
    5. ^ 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.
    6. ^ a b Mokhbar, Mohammad (21 October 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. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 63419; Notification 57130/T58991AH. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
    7. ^ 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.
    8. ^ 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.
    9. ^ 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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