Gorgan County
{{Short description|County in Golestan province, Iran}}
{{for multi|the city|Gorgan|other places with a similar name|Gorgan (disambiguation){{!}}Gorgan}}
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان گرگان}}
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| map_caption1 = Location of Golestan province in Iran
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_name1 = Golestan
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Gorgan
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Gorgan County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان گرگان}}) is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gorgan.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113042|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114003543/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113042|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=14 January 2024|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2024|id=Subject Letter 3233.1.5.53; Notification 83346/T144K|access-date=14 January 2024}}
History
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Jelin was elevated to the status of a city.{{cite report|title=The transformation of the village of Jelin-e Olya from Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Gorgan County in Golestan province to the city of Jelin|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/119431|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013135457/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/119431|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=13 October 2023|orig-date=Approved 29 July 2007|date=c. 2023|access-date=13 October 2023|id=Proposal 93023/42/1/1; Notification 58538/T26118AH}} After the 2016 census, the village of Qoroq rose to city status as well.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Qoroq village from Qoroq Rural District, Baharan District, Gorgan County, Golestan province, to a city|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/254170|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013131533/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/254170|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=13 October 2023|access-date=13 October 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 28 February 2015|id=Proposal 121394}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 393,887 in 105,120 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Golestan 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/27.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920085741/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/27.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 462,455 people in 135,112 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Golestan 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/Golestan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117141913/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Golestan.xls|archive-date=17 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 480,541 in 150,649 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Golestan 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_27.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329051758/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_27.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=29 March 2019}}
=Administrative divisions=
Gorgan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Gorgan County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 345,813 | style="text-align: right;"| 413,948 | style="text-align: right;"| 432,110 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Anjirab RD | style="text-align: right;"| 22,305 | style="text-align: right;"| 27,955 | style="text-align: right;"| 26,959 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Estarabad-e Jonubi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 29,216 | style="text-align: right;"| 22,864 | style="text-align: right;"| 23,108 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Rushanabad RD | style="text-align: right;"| 25,066 | style="text-align: right;"| 25,840 | style="text-align: right;"| 23,950 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Gorgan (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 269,226 | style="text-align: right;"| 329,536 | style="text-align: right;"| 350,676 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Jelin (city){{efn|Formerly the village of Jelin-e Olya}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 7,753 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,417 |
| Baharan District | style="text-align: right;"| 48,074 | style="text-align: right;"| 48,507 | style="text-align: right;"| 48,409 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Estarabad-e Shomali RD | style="text-align: right;"| 17,553 | style="text-align: right;"| 17,680 | style="text-align: right;"| 17,513 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qoroq RD | style="text-align: right;"| 24,014 | style="text-align: right;"| 24,139 | style="text-align: right;"| 23,307 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qoroq (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sarkhon Kalateh (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 6,507 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,688 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,589 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 393,887 | style="text-align: right;"| 462,455 | style="text-align: right;"| 480,541 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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