Si Joval

Si Joval
Persian: سيجوال
City
Si Joval
Coordinates: 36°52′57″N 54°06′57″E / 36.88250°N 54.11583°E / 36.88250; 54.11583[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyTorkaman
DistrictSi Joval
Established as a city2020[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
3,747
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Si Joval (Persian: سيجوال)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Si Joval District[6] in Torkaman County, Golestan province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Jafarbay-ye Jonubi Rural District[7] until its capital was transferred to the village of Panj Peykar.[6]

Demographics

Si Joval population history
YearPop.±%
1966 1,748[8]—    
1976 2,348[9]+34.3%
1986 2,968[10]+26.4%
2006 3,026+2.0%
2011 3,479+15.0%
2016 3,747+7.7%

Population

At the time of the 1966 census, as a village in Bandar Shah rural district of Gorgan County, its population was 1,748 people in 265 households. The village's facilities included Mosque, Elementary School and Clinic. The total rural land coverage was 17,000 hectares (42,000 acres), used for cultivating Cotton, Wheat and Barley.[8] At the 1976 census, Si Joval was in Jafarbay-ye Jonubi Rural District with a population of 2,348 people and 319 households.

At the 1986 census, Si Joval was in the Central District of Torkaman County, with a population of 2,968 people in 416 households, it had tap water and Electricity connection.[10] In 1997, the county was transferred to Golestan Province.

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Si Joval's population was 3,026 in 631 households.[11] The following census in 2011 counted 3,479 people in 856 households,[12] by which time the village had been separated from the rural district in the formation of Si Joval District. Si Joval was transferred to Qarah Su-ye Gharbi Rural District created in the new district.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,747 people in 976 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]

Si Joval was converted to a city in 2020.[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Sijaval; also known as Seijuwol and Theijuwoll[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 October 2024). "Si Joval, دهستان قره سوغربی, بخش سیجوال [Qarah Su-ye Gharbi Rural District, Si Joval District], Torkaman County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "V4J8+X8W Sijeval, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b « سیجوال» سی و چهارمین شهر گلستان شد [‌Si Joval became the 34th city of Golestan]. خبرگزاری تسنیم [Tasnim News Agncy] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. 15 June 2020 [۲۶ خرداد ۱۳۹۹ (26 Khordad 1399) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 21 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. ^ Si Joval can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3085793" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (16 March 1986) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1364/12/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 3 دهستان شامل روستاها مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان ترکمن تابعه استان مازندران [‌Creation and formation of three rural districts including villages, farms and places in Torkaman County under Mazandaran province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] FE95CE0B-8039-4B39-AD19-5A14014C3566. شماره دوره [Course number] 64, شماره جلد [Volume number] 10. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  8. ^ a b "1966 Census Results: Mazandaran" (PDF) (in Persian). Statistical Center of Iran. September 1969 [Data gathered on November 1966]. p. 142. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  9. ^ "1976 Census Results: Mazandaran" (PDF) (in Persian). Statistical Center of Iran. September 1982 [Data gathered on November 1976]. p. 184. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  10. ^ a b "1986 census results: Bandar Torkaman, Mazandaran" (PDF) (in Persian). Statistical Center of Iran. pp. 19, 20. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.