Nowshahr County Explained

Nowshahr County
Native Name:fa|شهرستان نوشهر
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranMazandaran-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mazandaran
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Nowshahr
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Kojur
Area Total Km2:1716.50
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:138913
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:36.45°N 88°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[2]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Nowshahr County (fa|شهرستان نوشهر) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nowshahr.[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Pul was elevated to the status of a city. After the 2011 census, the village of Kojur also rose to city status.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 116,334 in 31,842 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 128,647 people in 38,496 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 138,913 in 45,759 households.[7]

Administrative divisions

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

Nowshahr County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 102,131 108,976 118,015
17,085 17,199 18,521
12,427 12,786 13,727
32,041 35,613 36,364
Nowshahr (city) 40,578 43,378 49,403
Kojur District 14,203 19,671 20,897
4,437 4,151 4,577
4,851 6,360 3,068
4,915 6,354 6,982
Kojur (city) 3,120
Pul (city) 2,806 3,150
Total 116,334 128,647 138,913

See also

Notes and References

  1. Management and Planning Organization of Mazandaran, 2006 http://www.ensani.ir/storage/Files/20120329165549-5117-23.pdf
  2. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Nowshahr County. . 22 October 2024. 22 October 2024. fa.
  3. 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.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240114003543/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113042. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Habibi. Hassan. 14 January 2024. Approved 21 June 1369. c. 2024. Subject Letter 3233.1.5.53; Notification 83346/T144K. 14 January 2024.
  4. Divisional reforms in Mazandaran province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230522111759/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/190784. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. 22 May 2023. Approved 11 September 2011. c. 2023. Proposals 5622/42/1/4, 144980/42/4/1, and 40794/42/1/4. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. 22 May 2023.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Mazandaran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920090640/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/02.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Mazandaran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230119182058/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mazandaran.xls. 19 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Mazandaran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211007110909/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_02.xlsx. Excel. 7 October 2021.