Siminshahr

Siminshahr
Persian: سيمين شهر
City
Siminshahr
Coordinates: 37°00′41″N 54°13′54″E / 37.01139°N 54.23167°E / 37.01139; 54.23167[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyGomishan
DistrictGoldasht
Established as a city2002[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
17,205
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Siminshahr (Persian: سيمين شهر)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Goldasht District in Gomishan County, Golestan province, Iran.[5] Its Bonavar neighborhood was the capital of Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Basirabad.[5]

History

In 2002, the villages of Bonavar (بناور),[b] Qarqi (قارقی), and Katuk (کتوک) merged to form the new city of Siminshahr.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,545 in 2,762 households, when it was in the former Gomishan District of Torkaman County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 15,539 people in 3,666 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County. Siminshahr and the rural district were transferred to the new Goldasht District.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 17,205 people in 4,493 households.[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2024). "Koseler, دهستان جعفربای شرقی, بخش گلدشت [Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District, Goldasht District], Gomishan County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ "266J+HM3 Siminshahr, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  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. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  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.