Golestan, Tehran

For the administrative division of Iran, see Golestan province. For the administrative division of Baharestan County, see Golestan District. For the administrative division of Sirjan County in Kerman province, see Golestan District. For other places with a similar name, see Gulistan.

Golestan (Persian: گلستان)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Golestan District in Baharestan County, Tehran province, Iran. It also serves, with Nasimshahr,^[b] as one of the two capitals of the county.^[7] The village of Soltanabad was converted to the city of Golestan in 1996.^[3]

Golestan Persian: گلستان
City
Golestan
Coordinates: 35°31′03″N 51°10′20″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Tehran
County	Baharestan
District	Golestan
Established as a city	1996[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	239,556
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 231,882 in 57,216 households, when it was in Robat Karim County.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 259,480 people in 72,096 households,^[9] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Baharestan County.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 239,556 people in 70,072 households.^[4]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as cold semi-arid (BSk).^[10] In summer, its average temperatures are cooler than that of Tehran city, so as its average winter temperatures are colder.

Climate data for Golestan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.3 (41.5)	7 (45)	11.3 (52.3)	17.9 (64.2)	24 (75)	29.1 (84.4)	31.3 (88.3)	31.6 (88.9)	27.6 (81.7)	21.3 (70.3)	14.8 (58.6)	8.3 (46.9)	19.1 (66.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.8 (30.6)	1.5 (34.7)	5.2 (41.4)	11.3 (52.3)	16.8 (62.2)	20.9 (69.6)	23.3 (73.9)	23 (73)	18.7 (65.7)	12.9 (55.2)	7.4 (45.3)	2.6 (36.7)	11.9 (53.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.8 (19.8)	−3.9 (25.0)	−0.8 (30.6)	4.7 (40.5)	9.6 (49.3)	12.8 (55.0)	15.3 (59.5)	14.4 (57.9)	9.8 (49.6)	4.5 (40.1)	0 (32)	−3 (27)	4.7 (40.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	28 (1.1)	33 (1.3)	53 (2.1)	50 (2.0)	32 (1.3)	7 (0.3)	1 (0.0)	1 (0.0)	2 (0.1)	14 (0.6)	17 (0.7)	20 (0.8)	258 (10.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 1238m[10]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Golestān;^[5] formerly the village of Soltanabad^[3]
2. Formerly known as Akbarabad^[3] and then Mohajershahr^[6]