Aqqala County

County in Golestan province, Iran

County in Golestan, Iran
Aqqala County
Persian: شهرستان آق‌قلا
Mud volcano in Aqqala County
Mud volcano in Aqqala County
Location of Aqqala County in Golestan Province (center left, green)
Location of Aqqala County in Golestan Province (center left, green)
Location of Golestan Province in Iran
Location of Golestan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°12′N 54°34′E / 37.200°N 54.567°E / 37.200; 54.567[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
Established2000[3]
CapitalAqqala
DistrictsCentral, Voshmgir
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
132,733
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Aqqala County at GEOnet Names Server

Aqqala County (Persian: شهرستان آق‌قلا) is in Golestan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Aqqala.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 109,440 in 22,804 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 124,185 people in 31,817 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 132,733 in 35,989 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

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

Aqqala County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[4]
Central District 84,291 94,944 101,988
Aq Altin RD 19,030 21,460 22,020
Gorganbuy RD 24,950 27,343 29,201
Sheykh Musa RD 12,909 14,515 15,651
Aqqala (city) 27,402 31,626 35,116
Voshmgir District 25,149 29,241 30,745
Mazraeh-ye Jonubi RD 5,891 7,008 7,681
Mazraeh-ye Shomali RD[a] 13,399 15,693 16,061
Anbar Olum (city) 5,859 6,540 7,003
Total 109,440 124,185 132,733
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Aqqala County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Mazraeh Rural District[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 October 2024). "دهستان مزرعه شمالی, بخش وشمگیر [Mazraeh-ye Shomali Rural District, Voshmgir District], Aqqala County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ "5HX8+XMV Anbaralum, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Habibi, Hassan (19 April 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/01/31 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان گلستان [‌Making divisional changes and reforms in Golestan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] CC43B978-AFB6-47F6-BF84-C1A3555E4593. شماره دوره [Course number] 79. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.


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