Torkaman County

Torkaman County

Persian: شهرستان ترکمن
Torkaman County Persian: شهرستان ترکمن
County
	Location of Torkaman County in Golestan province
	Location of Golestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°55′N 54°10′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
Capital	Bandar Torkaman
Districts	Central, Si Joval
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	79,978
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Torkaman County at GEOnet Names Server

Torkaman County (Persian: شهرستان ترکمن), formerly Bandar Torkaman County (شهرستان بندر ترکمن), is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Torkaman.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 122,218 in 25,295 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 72,803 people in 17,772 households, by which time Gomishan District had been separated from the county to form Gomishan County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 79,978 in 21,315 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Torkaman 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]

Torkaman County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Central District	63,493	60,370	66,520
Faraghi Rural District		5,238	5,656
Jafarbay-ye Jonubi Rural District	18,448	6,396	6,894
Bandar Torkaman (city)	45,045	48,736	53,970
Gomishan District¹	58,725
Jafarbay-ye Gharbi Rural District	13,650
Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District	15,891
Gomishan (city)	15,639
Siminshahr (city)	13,545
Si Joval District		12,433	13,458
Qarah Su-ye Gharbi Rural District		7,266	7,816
Qarah Su-ye Sharqi Rural District		5,167	5,642
Si Joval (city)²
Total	122,218	72,803	79,978
¹Became a part of Gomishan County ²Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (15 October 2023). "Torkaman County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 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.
"Si Joval became the 34th city of Golestan". Tasnim News (in Persian). 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (15 October 2023). "Torkaman County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 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.

[Si_Joval_City-5] "Si Joval became the 34th city of Golestan". Tasnim News (in Persian). 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.