Babol County

Babol County

Persian: شهرستان بابل
Babol County Persian: شهرستان بابل
County
	Location of Babol County in Mazandaran province (center, purple)
	Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°16′N 52°36′E / 36.267°N 52.600°E
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
Capital	Babol
Districts	Central, Babol Kenar, Bandpey-e Gharbi, Bandpey-e Sharqi, Gatab, Lalehabad
Area
• Total	1,578.10 km2 (609.31 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	531,930
• Density	337.07/km2 (873.01/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Babol County at GEOnet Names Server

Babol County (Persian: شهرستان بابل) is the most populous county in Mazandaran province and the second most populous county in northern Iran.^[5] The capital of the county is the city of Babol.^[6]^[7]^[8] Babol County consists of six districts, seven cities, and nearly 700 villages.

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The elevation of the city of Babol is 2 meters below sea level, making it the "lowest" city in Mazandaran province. The elevation in the county, from the north to 10 kilometers south, is below sea level. The city of Babol is divided into two urban areas. The population of Babol in 2016 was 250,217, and that of Babol County 531,930.^[4]

History

Babol County was called Barforush in the 19th century.^[9]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 464,538 in 125,187 households.^[10] The next census in 2011 counted 495,472 people in 149,320 households.^[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 531,930 in 174,351 households.^[4]

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^[10]	2011^[11]	2016^[4]
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

Notes

↑ Formerly Gatab Rural District^[12]
↑ Formerly Zargarmahalleh^[13]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 October 2024). "دهستان سجادرود, بخش بندپی شرقی [Sajjadrud Rural District, Bandpey-e Sharqi District], Babol County, Mazandaran Province, 47363-18358, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
↑ "7H8X+MX9 Edmoolla, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
↑ "Management and Planning Organization of Mazandaran, 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
1 2 3 4 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ "Results of the 2011 Census" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کوری استان مازندران به مرکزیت شهر ساری [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6BCA9E6B-F7AD-441C-8A24-47D38564A5F5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
↑ "Babol is the most Olympic county in the country!". ISNA (in Persian). 11 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
↑ TEBYAN, Institute of Cultural and Informational. "Babol, the most Olympic city in Iran with 3 representatives". Institute of Cultural and Informational TEBYAN (in Persian). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
↑ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran 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 مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (19 April 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/01/31 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان مازندران [‌Changes and divisional reforms in Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.18888. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
↑ Jahangiri, Eshaq (9 June 2021) [۱۴۰۰/۳/۱۹ تصویب (Approval) 1400/3/19 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری شهرستان فریدون‏کنار استان مازندران [‌Approval regarding national divisions in Mazandaran province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۲۱۷۸۲ [Proposal number] 121782. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2025.

اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)
Babol.tk [Babol.tk] ( Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine)

[13] Formerly Gatab Rural District^[12]

[15] Formerly Zargarmahalleh^[13]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (20 October 2024). "دهستان سجادرود, بخش بندپی شرقی [Sajjadrud Rural District, Bandpey-e Sharqi District], Babol County, Mazandaran Province, 47363-18358, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 October 2024.

[2] "7H8X+MX9 Edmoolla, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 December 2025.

[3] "Management and Planning Organization of Mazandaran, 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

[2016_Mazandaran_Province-4] 1 2 3 4 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[5] "Results of the 2011 Census" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

[Mazandaran_Province_Structure-6] Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کوری استان مازندران به مرکزیت شهر ساری [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6BCA9E6B-F7AD-441C-8A24-47D38564A5F5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.

[7] "Babol is the most Olympic county in the country!". ISNA (in Persian). 11 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[8] TEBYAN, Institute of Cultural and Informational. "Babol, the most Olympic city in Iran with 3 representatives". Institute of Cultural and Informational TEBYAN (in Persian). Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[9] "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".

[2006_Mazandaran_Province-10] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Mazandaran_Province-11] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Mazandaran_Province_Reforms_120309-12] Habibi, Hassan (19 April 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/01/31 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان مازندران [‌Changes and divisional reforms in Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.18888. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2025.

[Zargar_City-14] Jahangiri, Eshaq (9 June 2021) [۱۴۰۰/۳/۱۹ تصویب (Approval) 1400/3/19 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری شهرستان فریدون‏کنار استان مازندران [‌Approval regarding national divisions in Mazandaran province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۲۱۷۸۲ [Proposal number] 121782. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2025.

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