Bandar-e Gaz explained
| Official Name: | Bandar-e Gaz |
| Native Name: | fa|بندرگز |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Golestan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bandar-e Gaz |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 20742 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +03:30 |
| Coordinates: | 36.7739°N 53.9481°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Bandar-e Gaz (fa|بندرگز) is a city in the Central District of Bandar-e Gaz County, Golestan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]
Demographics
Language
The people of Bandar-e-Gaz speak the Mazandarani language.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 17,923 in 4,679 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 18,734 people in 5,481 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 20,742 people in 6,715 households.[6]
Overview
Bandar-e Gaz is in the southeastern fringes of Gorgan Bay, at a distance of 20 km south of Bandar Torkaman and 48 km from Gorgan.
Before the establishment of Bandar Torkaman, this port was the most important commercial port in west of Mazandaran, Semnan and Khorasan. Bandar-e Gaz became an industrial center due to its location on the commercial highway in northwest Iran. The oil-extraction, rice-grinding and cotton-purifying factories were established in this city. The coastal areas of the city include wetlands, groves and wildlife.
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bandar-e Gaz, Bandar-e Gaz County. . 16 October 2024. 16 October 2024. fa.
- Reforms and changes of national divisions in Mazandaran province. https://web.archive.org/web/20150528034549/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117865. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. 28 May 2015. 7 June 1394. Approved 29 April 1376. Habibi. Hassan. 14 February 2014. Proposal 1.4.42.4803; Notification 62229/18390K.
- 4030997 . Māzandarān: Language and People . Iran & the Caucasus . Borjian . Habib . 8. 2 . 2004 . . 295 . 10.1163/1573384043076045.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Golestan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920085741/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/27.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Golestan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230117141913/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Golestan.xls. 17 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Golestan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329051758/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_27.xlsx. Excel. 29 March 2019.
