Golbahar District
{{Short description|Former district in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran}}
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Golbahar District ({{langx|fa|بخش گلبهار}}) is a former administrative division of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital was the village of Mohsenabad.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024415/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=17 November 2015|date=c. 2015|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|id=Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K|access-date=6 January 2024}}
History
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Golmakan was elevated to the status of a city,{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Golmakan village from the functions of Golmakan Rural District, Golbahar District of Chenaran County in Razavi Khorasan province to Golmakan city|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/131829|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022043255/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/131829|archive-date=22 October 2020|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|access-date=29 October 2024|orig-date=Approved 18 September 1386|date=1 November 2019|id=Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Notification 166201/T38077K|last=Davodi|first=Parviz}} and after the 2011 census, the new city of Golbahar was established.{{cite web|title=Introducing Golbahar|language=fa|website=sh-golbahar.ir|via=Golbahar Municipality|url=http://sh-golbahar.ir/معرفیگلبهار.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421100206/http://sh-golbahar.ir/معرفیگلبهار.aspx|archive-date=21 April 2019|publisher=Golbahar Municipality|date=c. 2019|access-date=12 April 2024}}{{efn|name=fn1|Formerly Golbahar New City Development Project{{cite report|title=Golbahar New Development Company's Articles of Association: Details of the Law|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/895022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719020422/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/895022|archive-date=19 July 2014|orig-date=Approved 3 February 2013|date=28 July 2014|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|access-date=29 October 2024|id=Proposal 02/100/62161; Notification 41321/T48036H}}}}
After the 2016 census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Golbahar County.{{cite report|title=Changes in national divisions in the case of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/289843|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429151412/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/289843|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=29 April 2023|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 11 August 1399|id=Proposal 68717|access-date=29 April 2023}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 34,556 in 8,800 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920095433/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 40,785 people in 11,969 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Razavi-Khorasan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120012029/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Razavi-Khorasan.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 66,321 inhabitants in 20,164 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_09.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402213121/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_09.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=2 April 2022}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Golbahar District Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bizaki RD | style="text-align: right;"| 11,740 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,885 | style="text-align: right;"| 12,134 |
| Golmakan RD | style="text-align: right;"| 22,816 | style="text-align: right;"| 20,366 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,937 |
| Golbahar (city){{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 36,877 |
| Golmakan (city) | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 9,534 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,373 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 34,556 | style="text-align: right;"| 40,785 | style="text-align: right;"| 66,321 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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{{Razavi Khorasan Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Chenaran County|state=collapsed}}
Category:Former populated places in Razavi Khorasan province
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