Azadshahr

"Shah Pasand" redirects here. For the village in West Azerbaijan province, see Shah Pasand.

For the administrative division of Golestan province, see Azadshahr County. For the city in Markazi province, see Shazand.

Azadshahr (Persian: آزادشهر)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Azadshahr County, Golestan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[5]

Azadshahr Persian: آزادشهر
City
Azadshahr
Coordinates: 37°05′13″N 55°10′27″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Azadshahr
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	43,760
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Azadshahr at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 38,260 in 9,260 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 39,484 people in 10,994 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 43,760 people in 13,206 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Azadshahr County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Central District	72,603	76,241	81,520
Khormarud-e Shomali RD	11,805	13,016	14,586
Nezamabad RD	14,899	15,883	15,036
Azadshahr (city)	38,260	39,484	43,760
Neginshahr (city)[b]	7,639	7,858	8,138
Cheshmeh Saran District	15,648	15,524	15,282
Cheshmeh Saran RD	10,550	9,908	9,808
Khormarud-e Jonubi RD[c]	3,003	2,584	2,485
Now Deh Khanduz (city)	2,095	3,032	2,989
Total	88,251	91,767	96,803
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Āzād Shahr and Āzādshahr;^[3] formerly Shah Pasand (شاه پسند), also romanized as Shāh Pasand^[4]
2. Formerly the village of Nezamabad^[8]
3. Formerly Khormarud Rural District^[5]