Aqqala County

Aqqala County

Persian: شهرستان آق‌قلا
Aqqala County Persian: شهرستان آق‌قلا
County
	Mud volcano in Aqqala County
	Location of Aqqala County in Golestan Province (center left, green)
	Location of Golestan Province in Iran
	Coordinates: 37°12′N 54°34′E / 37.200°N 54.567°E
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
Established	2000
Capital	Aqqala
Districts	Central, Voshmgir
Population (2016)
• Total	132,733
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Aqqala County at GEOnet Names Server

Aqqala County (Persian: شهرستان آق‌قلا) is in Golestan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Aqqala.^[3]

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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 109,440 in 22,804 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 124,185 people in 31,817 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 132,733 in 35,989 households.^[4]

Administrative divisions

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

Aqqala County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[5]	2011^[6]	2016^[4]
Central District	84,291	94,944	101,988
Aq Altin RD	19,030	21,460	22,020
Gorganbuy RD	24,950	27,343	29,201
Sheykh Musa RD	12,909	14,515	15,651
Aqqala (city)	27,402	31,626	35,116
Voshmgir District	25,149	29,241	30,745
Mazraeh-ye Jonubi RD	5,891	7,008	7,681
Mazraeh-ye Shomali RD^[a]	13,399	15,693	16,061
Anbar Olum (city)	5,859	6,540	7,003
Total	109,440	124,185	132,733
RD = Rural District

Notes

↑ Formerly Mazraeh Rural District^[3]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 October 2024). "دهستان مزرعه شمالی, بخش وشمگیر [Mazraeh-ye Shomali Rural District, Voshmgir District], Aqqala County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
↑ "5HX8+XMV Anbaralum, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
1 2 3 Habibi, Hassan (19 April 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/01/31 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان گلستان [‌Making divisional changes and reforms in Golestan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] CC43B978-AFB6-47F6-BF84-C1A3555E4593. شماره دوره [Course number] 79. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[7] Formerly Mazraeh Rural District^[3]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (16 October 2024). "دهستان مزرعه شمالی, بخش وشمگیر [Mazraeh-ye Shomali Rural District, Voshmgir District], Aqqala County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[2] "5HX8+XMV Anbaralum, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 December 2025.

[Golestan_Province_Reforms_120299-3] 1 2 3 Habibi, Hassan (19 April 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/01/31 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان گلستان [‌Making divisional changes and reforms in Golestan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] CC43B978-AFB6-47F6-BF84-C1A3555E4593. شماره دوره [Course number] 79. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2025.

[2016_Golestan_Province-4] 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2006_Golestan_Province-5] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Golestan_Province-6] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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