Babol County

Not to be confused with Babolsar County.

For the city, see Babol.

Babol County(Persian: شهرستان بابل) is the most populous county in Mazandaran Province and the second most populous county in northern Iran. ^[4] Babol County consists of 6 districts, 7 cities, and 673 villages. The center of this county is the city of Babol.^[5][6] The elevation of Babol city is 2 meters below sea level, making it the lowest city in Mazandaran Province. The elevation in this county, from the north to 10 kilometers south, is below sea level. The city of Babol is divided into two urban areas. In the 2016 Census, the population of Babol was 250,217, and the population of Babol County was 531,930.

Babol County Persian: شهرستان بابل
County
Filband
Location of Babol County in Mazandaran province (center, purple)
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°16′N 52°36′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
Capital	Babol
Districts	Central, Babol Kenar, Bandpey-e Gharbi, Bandpey-e Sharqi, Gatab, Lalehabad
Area [2]
• Total	1,578.10 km2 (609.31 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	531,930
• Density	340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Babol County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3193722" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

Babol county was called Barforush in the 19th century.^[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 464,538 in 125,187 households.^[8] The next census in 2011 counted 495,472 people in 149,320 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 531,930 in 174,351 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Babol County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[8]	2011[9]	2016[3]
Central District	287,006	314,794	349,098
Esbu Kola RD	16,319	18,310	18,709
Feyziyeh RD	24,073	25,451	26,670
Ganj Afruz RD	22,792	23,480	23,024
Amirkola (city)	25,186	28,086	30,478
Babol (city)	198,636	219,467	250,217
Babol Kenar District	24,946	25,069	25,170
Babol Kenar RD	16,990	16,515	15,815
Deraz Kola RD	7,431	7,999	8,487
Marzikola (city)	525	555	868
Bandpey-e Gharbi District	25,577	25,876	26,233
Khvosh Rud RD	11,758	11,878	11,309
Shahidabad RD	10,879	10,681	9,182
Khush Rudpey (city)	2,940	3,317	5,742
Bandpey-e Sharqi District	32,522	33,508	35,232
Firuzjah RD	3,201	3,019	2,600
Sajjadrud RD	26,809	27,846	25,724
Galugah (city)	2,512	2,643	6,908
Gatab District	45,104	46,041	47,054
Gatab-e Jonubi RD	14,743	14,955	15,030
Gatab-e Shomali RD[a]	23,405	23,844	24,650
Gatab (city)	6,956	7,242	7,374
Lalehabad District	49,383	50,184	49,142
Karipey RD	31,761	31,971	27,828
Lalehabad RD	17,197	17,790	17,323
Zargar (city)[b]	425	423	3,991
Total	464,538	495,472	531,930
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Babol County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly Gatab Rural District^[10]
2. Formerly Zargarmahalleh^[11]