Gorgan County

Gorgan County
Persian: شهرستان گرگان
Opening of the Gorgan Tower
Location of Gorgan County in Golestan province (bottom, yellow)
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°47′N 54°30′E / 36.783°N 54.500°E / 36.783; 54.500[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
CapitalGorgan
DistrictsCentral, Baharan
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
480,541
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Gorgan County at GEOnet Names Server

Gorgan County (Persian: 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] and the village of Qoroq became a city in 2016.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 393,887 in 105,120 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 462,455 people in 135,112 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 480,541 in 150,649 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Gorgan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[7] 2011[8] 2016[3]
Central District 345,813 413,948 432,110
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
Baharan District 48,074 48,507 48,409
Estarabad-e Shomali RD 17,553 17,680 17,513
Qoroq RD 24,014 24,139 23,307
Qoroq (city)[b]
Sarkhon Kalateh (city) 6,507 6,688 7,589
Total 393,887 462,455 480,541
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Gorgan County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly the village of Jelin-e Olya; became a city after the 2006 census[5]
  2. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2024). "دهستان استرآبادجنوبی, بخش مرکزی [Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District, Central District], Gorgan County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ "QGM2+82Q Gorgan, 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 Jahangiri, Eshaq (18 May 2016) [مصوب (Approved on) 1395,02,29) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تبديل روستاي قرق از دهستان قرق بخش بهاران شهرستان گرگان استان گلستان به شهر [‌Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Qoroq village from Qoroq Rural District, Baharan District, Gorgan County, Golestan province, to a city]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 121394. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.