Korand, Golestan

Korand
Persian: كرند
City
Korand
Coordinates: 37°57′43″N 55°30′58″E / 37.96194°N 55.51611°E / 37.96194; 55.51611[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyGonbad-e Kavus
DistrictDashli Borun
Established as a city2021[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
5,616
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Korand (Persian: كرند)[a] is a city in Dashli Borun District of Gonbad-e Kavus County, Golestan province, Iran.[3] As a village, it was the capital of Kerend Rural District[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Howtan.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Korand's population was 4,342 in 969 households, when it was village in Kerend Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 4,922 people in 1,249 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 5,616 people in 1,530 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]

The village of Korand was converted to a city in 2021.[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Korand; also known as Kuren[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2024). "Kerend, دهستان کرند [Kerend Rural District], Dashliburun District, Gonbad-e-Kavus County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ "XG68+QCH Kerend, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d Jahangiri, Eshaq (19 July 2021) [۱۴۰۰/۴/۲۸ (1400/4/28) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان گنبدکاووس استان گلستان [‌Resolution on the national divisions in Gonbad-e Kavus County, Golestan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۷۵۴۰۹ [Proposal No. 175409]. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b 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. ^ Kerend can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072034" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 23 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان گنبد کاووس تابع استان مازندران [‌Creation and establishment of 23 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Gonbad-e Kavus County under Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 140.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.