Galugah

For the administrative division of Mazandaran province, see Galugah County. For other places with the same name, see Galugah.

Galugah (Persian: گلوگاه)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Galugah County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4] Galugah is on the northern slopes of the Alborz mountain chain, and because it is close to the Caspian Sea from the other side, its atmosphere is mainly humid and damp.^{[citation needed]}

Galugah Persian: گلوگاه
City
Galugah
Coordinates: 36°43′37″N 53°48′32″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
County	Galugah
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	21,352
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Language

The people of Galugah speak Mazandarani^[5] and Azerbaijani languages.^[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 18,720 in 4,927 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 19,625 people in 5,719 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 21,352 people in 6,898 households.^[2]

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Galūgāh^[3]