Gomishan County

Gomishan County
Persian: شهرستان گمیشان
Location of Gomishan County in Golestan province (left, purple)
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°09′N 54°11′E / 37.150°N 54.183°E / 37.150; 54.183[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
Established2009[3]
CapitalGomish Tappeh
DistrictsCentral, Goldasht
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
68,773
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Gomishan County at GEOnet Names Server

Gomishan County (Persian: شهرستان گمیشان) is in Golestan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gomish Tappeh.[3]

History

In 2009, Gomishan District was separated from Torkaman County in the establishment of Gomishan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Gomish Tappeh as its capital.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 National Census, the county's population was 63,447 people in 14,645 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 68,773 in 18,474 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

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

Gomishan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2011[5] 2016[4]
Central District 32,547 34,751
Jafarbay-ye Gharbi RD 11,382 11,819
Neftelijeh RD 3,517 3,741
Gomish Tappeh (city) 17,648 19,191
Goldasht District 30,900 34,021
Jafarbay-ye Sharqi RD 6,013 6,605
Qezel Alan RD 9,348 10,211
Siminshahr (city)[a] 15,539 17,205
Total 63,447 68,773
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Gomishan County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Merger of three villages[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 October 2024). "Neftlije Rural District, بخش مرکزی شهرستان گمیشان, [Central District of Gomishan County] Gomishan County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  2. ^ "552M+284 Qaleh Jiq-e Bozorg, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Davoodi, Parviz (12 April 2009) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1388/01/23 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان ترکمن [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Torkaman County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 26BAE465-CA23-42EA-A71E-293C9584666F. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 11 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 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.
  6. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (22 May 2002) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/03/01 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ادغام روستاهای بناور، قارقی و کتوک از توابع بخش گمیشان شهرستان ترکمن در استان گلستان با هم و تبدیل به عنوان سیمین شهر [‌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]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6D3C504B-551A-4684-A64F-0FED2C9B15CF. Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.