Gomishan County

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

For the city, see Gomishan.

Gomishan County
Persian: شهرستان گمیشان
County
Location of Gomishan County in Golestan province
Location of Gomishan County in Golestan province
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°09′N 54°11′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
CapitalGomishan
DistrictsCentral, Goldasht
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total68,773
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Gomishan County at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Gomishan District of Torkaman County) was 58,725 in 11,828 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 63,447 people in 14,645 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Gomishan County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 68,773 in 18,474 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Gomishan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.[2]

Gomishan County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District29,28932,54734,751
Jafarbay-ye Gharbi Rural District13,65011,38211,819
Neftelijeh Rural District3,5173,741
Gomishan (city)15,63917,64819,191
Goldasht District29,43630,90034,021
Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District15,8916,0136,605
Qezel Alan Rural District9,34810,211
Siminshahr (city)13,54515,53917,205
Total58,72563,44768,773
1As a part of Torkaman County at the 2006 census
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2023). "Gomishan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  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.
  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.
  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.
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