For the city, see Golestan. For the administrative division of Sirjan County in Kerman province, see Golestan District. For the administrative division of Afghanistan, see Gulistan District. For the administrative division of Iran, see Golestan province. For other places with a similar name, see Gulistan.
After the 2006 National Census, the district (except the city of Nasirshahr) was separated from Robat Karim County in the establishment of Baharestan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the cities of Golestan and Nasimshahr as its capitals.[3]
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population (as a part of Robat Karim County) was 317,731 in 78,298 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 325,077 people in 89,904 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 306,726 inhabitants in 89,837 households.[2] As of 2024, the population is 232,004.[7]
^ abcRahimi, Mohammad Reza (21 December 2013) [Approval 21 December 1389]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Tehran province. rc.majlis.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 293643/T44783H. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
^ abHabibi, Hassan (c. 2013) [Approved 15 July 1375]. Reforms of national divisions in Tehran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 101667/T16980K. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library of Mobile Users.
^Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 22 September 1391]. Approval letter regarding the name change of Salehabad city in Tehran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Notification 217517/T48385K. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023 – via Islamic Council Research Center.