Gonbad-e Kavus County explained

Gonbad-e Kavus County should not be confused with Gonabad County.

Gonbad-e Kavus County
Native Name:	Persian: شهرستان گنبد کاووس
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:	Gonbad-e Kavus
Parts Type:	Districts
Parts Style:	para
P1:	Central
P2:	Dashli Borun
Population As Of:	2016
Population Total:	348744
Coordinates:	37.5833°N 59°W
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30

Gonbad-e Kavus County (Persian: شهرستان گنبد کاووس) is in Golestan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonbad-e Kavus.^[2]

History

Formerly called Gorgan or Jorjan, because of the ruins of the historical city called Gorgan, the capital of the Ziyarid dynasty, in its southwest corner. It was called Hyrcania in ancient times. Its capital city was founded by German engineers and architects with high urban engineering standards, by the order of Reza Pahlavi.

History

After the 2016 National Census, the village of Korand was elevated to the status of a city.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 283,331 in 63,482 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 325,789 people in 83,369 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 348,744 in 97,147 households.^[6]

Administrative divisions

Gonbad-e Kavus County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Gonbad-e Kavus County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
Central District	261,492	300,846	320,894
	29,707	32,907	36,886
	33,148	34,077	35,771
	40,672	50,678	52,923
	30,798	38,638	43,404
Gonbad-e Kavus (city)	127,167	144,546	151,910
Dashli Borun District	21,839	24,197	27,181
	12,468	13,405	15,244
	7,607	8,511	9,443
Incheh Borun (city)	1,764	2,281	2,494
Korand (city)
Total	283,331	325,789	348,744

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Gonbad-e Kavus County . . 12 October 2023 . 12 October 2023 . fa.
2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240114003543/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113042 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 14 January 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 14 January 2024.
3. Web site: Approvals of the Government Board of the second decade of August 1400: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Gonbad-e Kavus County, Golestan province . fa . SDIL . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328221415/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-دوم-مرداد-1400/ . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 28 March 2023 . 26 September 2021 . 26 February 2024.
4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 27 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.