Central District (Gorgan County)

Central District (Gorgan County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان گرگان
Central District (Gorgan County)
Coordinates: 36°43′N 54°29′E / 36.717°N 54.483°E / 36.717; 54.483[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyGorgan
CapitalGorgan
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
432,110
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Gorgan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان گرگان) is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gorgan.[4]

History

The village of Jelin-e Olya was converted to the city of Jelin in 2007.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 345,813 in 92,929 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 413,948 people in 121,025 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 432,110 inhabitants in 135,537 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Gorgan County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[3]
Anjirab RD 22,305 27,955 26,959
Estarabad-e Jonubi RD 29,216 22,864 23,108
Rushanabad RD 25,066 25,840 23,950
Gorgan (city) 269,226 329,536 350,676
Jelin (city)[a] 7,753 7,417
Total 345,813 413,948 432,110
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly the village of Jelin-e Olya; became a city after the 2006 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 December 2025). "دهستان استرآبادجنوبی, بخش مرکزی [Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District, Central District], Gorgan County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  2. ^ "PF8M+M88 Ziarat, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کوری استان مازندران به مرکزیت شهر ساری [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6BCA9E6B-F7AD-441C-8A24-47D38564A5F5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [مصوب (Approved on) 1386,07,29) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبديل روستاي جلين عليا از توابع دهستان استرآباد جنوبي بخش مركزي شهرستان گرگان در استان گلستان به شهر جلين [‌The transformation of the village of Jelin-e Olya from Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Gorgan County in Golestan province to the city of Jelin]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره ۹۳۰۲۳ /۴۲ /۴ /۱ [Proposal No. 93023/42/4/1]. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.