Minudasht County
Persian: شهرستان مینودشت | |
|---|---|
 Location of Minudasht County in Golestan province (center right, green) | |
 Location of Golestan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°09′N 55°28′E / 37.150°N 55.467°E / 37.150; 55.467[1][2] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Golestan |
| Established | 1989[3] |
| Capital | Minudasht |
| Districts | Central, Kuhsarat |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 75,483 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Minudasht County at GEOnet Names Server | |
Minudasht County (Persian: شهرستان مینودشت) is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Minudasht.[3]
History
In 2010, Kuhsarat Rural District[a] was separated from the Central District in the formation of Kuhsarat District, which was divided into Garu and Sar Gol Rural Districts. At the same time, Galikash District was separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County.[6]
The village of Dowzeyn was converted to a city in 2018,[7] and the village of Alqajar became a city in 2023.[8]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 126,676, in 30,791 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 75,659 people in 20,852 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 75,483 in 22,719 households.[4]
Administrative divisions
Minudasht County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[9] | 2011[10] | 2016[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 69,272 | 59,898 | 60,367 |
| Chehel Chay RD | 23,978 | 26,392 | 25,565 |
| Kuhsarat RD[a] | 14,139 | ||
| Qaleh Qafeh RD | 5,172 | 5,028 | 4,717 |
| Alqajar (city)[b] | |||
| Minudasht (city) | 25,983 | 28,478 | 30,085 |
| Galikash District[c] | 57,404 | ||
| Nilkuh RD | 3,239 | ||
| Qaravolan RD | 16,202 | ||
| Yanqaq RD | 17,954 | ||
| Galikash (city) | 20,009 | ||
| Kuhsarat District | 15,745 | 15,116 | |
| Garu RD[d] | 11,081 | 11,025 | |
| Sar Gol RD | 4,664 | 4,091 | |
| Dowzeyn (city)[e] | |||
| Total | 126,676 | 75,659 | 75,483 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
Media related to Minudasht County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
- ^ a b Renamed Garu Rural District[5]
- ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[8]
- ^ Transferred to Galikash County[5]
- ^ Formerly Kuhsarat Rural District[6]
- ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[7]
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 December 2025). "دهستان قلعه قافه, بخش مرکزی [Qaleh Qafeh Rural District, Central District], Minudasht County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "5F28+2M3 Yekkehsor, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ a b Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (12 July 1989) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1368/04/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان مینودشت در تابعیت استان مازندران [Creation and establishment of Minudasht County under the citizenship of Mazandaran province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] F7599B57-4BA6-4BBB-8E77-F8B13EA44BB0. شماره دوره [Course number] 68, شماره جلد [Volume number] 8. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 July 2010) [مصوب (Approved on) 1389/04/23) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان گلستان [Divisional changes and amendments in Golestan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 1/4/42/29250. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ a b معرفی شهرستان گالیکش [Introducing Galikash County]. گالیکش [Galikash] (in Persian). پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی شهرستان گنبدکاوس [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Gonbad-e Kavus County]. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- ^ a b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (17 February 2018) [1396/11/28 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ابلاغ مصوبه وزارت کشور در خصوص تبدیل روستای دوزین مرکز بخش کوهسارات شهرستان مینودشت به شهر [Notification of the Ministry of Interior's decision regarding the conversion of Dowzeyn village, the center of Kuhsarat District, Minudasht County, into a city]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. نامه شماره [Letter No.] 33667/59806. Archived from the original on 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ a b Mokhber, Mohammad (25 June 2023) [۱۴۰۲/۴/۴ (1402/4/4) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای القجر دهستان چهلچای بخش مرکزی شهرستان مینودشت استان گلستان، به شهر [The approval letter regarding the conversion of Alqajar village of Chehel Chay Rural District, Central District of Minudasht County, Golestan province, into a city]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۶۳۴۱۹ [Proposal No. 63419]. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
