Galikash County

Galikash County

Persian: شهرستان گالیکش
Galikash County Persian: شهرستان گالیکش
County
	Location of Galikash County in Golestan province
	Location of Golestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 37°22′N 55°41′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
Capital	Galikash
Districts	Central, Loveh
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	63,173
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Galikash County (Persian: شهرستان گالیکش) is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Galikash.

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as the former Galikash District of Minudasht County) was 57,404 in 13,706 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 59,975 people in 16,384 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Galikash County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 63,173 in 18,721 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Galikash 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]

Galikash County Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Central District	41,202	44,363	47,457
Nilkuh Rural District	3,239	3,317	3,899
Yanqaq Rural District	17,954	20,215	20,164
Galikash (city)	20,009	20,831	23,394
Loveh District	16,202	15,612	15,716
Golestan Rural District		3,930	4,002
Qaravolan Rural District	16,202	11,682	11,714
Sadeqabad (city)²
Total	57,404	59,975	63,173
¹As a part of Minudasht County at the 2006 census ²Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2023). "Galikash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
"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.
"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.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Fazli, Rahmani (28 December 2016). "The Minister of Interior agreed to convert the village of Sadeqabad, Galikash, into a city". Dana (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2023). "Galikash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 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.

[2006_census-3] "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-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Sadeqabad_City-5] Fazli, Rahmani (28 December 2016). "The Minister of Interior agreed to convert the village of Sadeqabad, Galikash, into a city". Dana (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.