Minudasht County

For the city, see Minudasht. For other places with a similar name, see Minudasht.

Minudasht County (Persian: شهرستان مینودشت) is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Minudasht.^[3]

Minudasht County Persian: شهرستان مینودشت
County
Location of Minudasht County in Golestan province (center right, green)
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°08′49″N 55°28′22″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
Capital	Minudasht
Districts	Central, Kuhsarat
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	75,483
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Minudasht County at GEOnet Names Server

History

After the 2006 National Census, Kuhsarat Rural District^[a] was separated from the Central District in the formation of Kuhsarat District, which was divided into Garu and Sar Gol Rural Districts.^[4] Galikash District was separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County.^[5]

After the 2016 census, the villages of Alqajar^[6] and Dowzeyn^[7] were elevated to city status.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 126,676, in 30,791 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 75,659 people in 20,852 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 75,483 in 22,719 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Minudasht County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[8]	2011[9]	2016[2]
Central District	69,272	59,898	60,367
Chehel Chay RD	23,978	26,392	25,565
Kuhsarat RD[a]	14,139
Qaleh Qafeh RD	5,172	5,028	4,717
Alqajar (city)[b]
Minudasht (city)	25,983	28,478	30,085
Galikash District[c]	57,404
Nilkuh RD	3,239
Qaravolan RD	16,202
Yanqaq RD	17,954
Galikash (city)	20,009
Kuhsarat District		15,745	15,116
Garu RD[d]		11,081	11,025
Sar Gol RD		4,664	4,091
Dowzeyn (city)[e]
Total	126,676	75,659	75,483
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Minudasht County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Renamed Garu Rural District^[4]
2. Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]
3. Transferred to Galikash County^[5]
4. Formerly Kuhsarat Rural District^[4]
5. Became a city after the 2016 census^[7]