Gomishan County Explained

Gomishan County should not be confused with Komijan County.

Gomishan County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان گمیشان
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranGolestan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Golestan Province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Golestan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Gomishan
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Goldasht
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:68773
Coordinates:37.15°N 65°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Gomishan County (Persian: شهرستان گمیشان) is in Golestan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gomishan.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Gomishan District was separated from Torkaman County in the establishment of Gomishan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Gomishan as its capital.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 63,447 people in 14,645 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 68,773 in 18,474 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Gomishan County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Gomishan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2011 2016
Central District 32,547 34,751
11,382 11,819
3,517 3,741
Gomishan (city) 17,648 19,191
Goldasht District 30,900 34,021
6,013 6,605
9,348 10,211
Siminshahr (city) 15,539 17,205
Total 63,447 68,773

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Gomishan County . . 12 October 2023 . 12 October 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Torkaman County . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213170328/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135217 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Davodi . Parviz . 13 February 2024 . 23 January 1388 . 13 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 27 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117141913/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Golestan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 27 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.