Golmakan, Golbahar Explained
| Golmakan |
| Native Name: | Persian: گلمكان |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Razavi Khorasan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Golbahar |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Golmakan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 8373 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Golmakan (Persian: گلمكان) is a city in, and the capital of, Golmakan District of Golbahar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[2] As a village, it served as the capital of Golmakan Rural District[3] until the capital was transferred to the village of Ahmadabad.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Golmakan's population was 6,413 in 1,620 households, when it was a village in Golmakan Rural District of the former Golbahar District of Chenaran County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 9,534 people in 3,063 households,[5] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,373 people in 2,861 households.[7]
In August 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Golbahar County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Golbahar as its capital. The rural district and Golmakan were transferred to the new Golmakan District.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Golmakan, Golbahar County . . 29 April 2023 . 29 April 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Changes in country divisions in the case of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230429151412/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/289843 . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 29 April 2023 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 11 August 2019 . 29 April 2023.
- Web site: Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Mashhad County under Khorasan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222154543/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/109319 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 22 December 2015 . 27 December 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920095433/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120012029/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Razavi-Khorasan.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Introducing the city . fa . Golmakan . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206205319/https://golmakan.ir/about-city/ . 6 December 2022 . Golmakan Municipality . 12 April 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220402213121/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_09.xlsx . Excel . 2 April 2022.
