Siminshahr Explained
| Siminshahr |
| Native Name: | fa|سيمين شهر |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Golestan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gomishan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Goldasht |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 17205 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Siminshahr (fa|سيمين شهر) is a city in, and the capital of, Goldasht District of Gomishan County, Golestan province, Iran. It was previously the administrative center for Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Basirabad.[2]
History
In 2002, the villages of Bonavar (بناور), Qarqi (قارقی), and Katuk (کتوک) merged to form the new city of Siminshahr.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,545 in 2,762 households, when it was in the former Gomishan District of Torkaman County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 15,539 people in 3,666 households,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County. Siminshahr and the rural district were transferred to the new Goldasht District.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 17,205 people in 4,493 households.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Siminshahr, Gomishan County. . 17 October 2024. 17 October 2024. fa.
- Approval letter regarding national divisions in Torkaman County. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240213170328/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135217. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Davodi. Parviz. 13 February 2024. Approved 23 January 1388. c. 2024. Proposal 100837/42/1; Notification 19104/T41227H. 13 February 2024.
- Merging the villages of Bonavar, Qarqi and Katuk from the functions of Gomishan District of Torkaman County in Golestan province and turning them into Siminshahr. https://web.archive.org/web/20150706220049/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/122000. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Research Center of the Islamic Council of Iran. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. 6 July 2015. 16 July 2014. Approved 22 March 1381. Aref. Mohammad Reza. 17 October 2024. Proposal 1.4.42.42383; Notification 12431/T25006K.
- 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.
