Gorgan County

Gorgan County

Persian: شهرستان گرگان
Gorgan County Persian: شهرستان گرگان
County
	Opening of the Gorgan Tower
	Location of Gorgan County in Golestan province (bottom, yellow)
	Location of Golestan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°47′N 54°30′E / 36.783°N 54.500°E
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
Capital	Gorgan
Districts	Central, Baharan
Population (2016)
• Total	480,541
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Gorgan County at GEOnet Names Server

Gorgan County (Persian: شهرستان گرگان) is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gorgan.^[4]

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History

Map of neighboring countries of the Caspian Sea (1742)

The village of Jelin-e Olya was converted to the city of Jelin in 2007,^[5] and the village of Qoroq became a city in 2016.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 393,887 in 105,120 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 462,455 people in 135,112 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 480,541 in 150,649 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Gorgan County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[7]	2011^[8]	2016^[3]
Central District	345,813	413,948	432,110
Anjirab RD	22,305	27,955	26,959
Estarabad-e Jonubi RD	29,216	22,864	23,108
Rushanabad RD	25,066	25,840	23,950
Gorgan (city)	269,226	329,536	350,676
Jelin (city)^[a]		7,753	7,417
Baharan District	48,074	48,507	48,409
Estarabad-e Shomali RD	17,553	17,680	17,513
Qoroq RD	24,014	24,139	23,307
Qoroq (city)^[b]
Sarkhon Kalateh (city)	6,507	6,688	7,589
Total	393,887	462,455	480,541
RD = Rural District

Notes

↑ Formerly the village of Jelin-e Olya; became a city after the 2006 census^[5]
↑ Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2024). "دهستان استرآبادجنوبی, بخش مرکزی [Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District, Central District], Gorgan County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
↑ "QGM2+82Q Gorgan, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 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.
↑ 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.
1 2 Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [مصوب (Approved on) 1386,07,29) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبديل روستاي جلين عليا از توابع دهستان استرآباد جنوبي بخش مركزي شهرستان گرگان در استان گلستان به شهر جلين [‌The transformation of the village of Jelin-e Olya from Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Gorgan County in Golestan province to the city of Jelin]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره ۹۳۰۲۳ /۴۲ /۴ /۱ [Proposal No. 93023/42/4/1]. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (18 May 2016) [مصوب (Approved on) 1395,02,29) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تبديل روستاي قرق از دهستان قرق بخش بهاران شهرستان گرگان استان گلستان به شهر [‌Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Qoroq village from Qoroq Rural District, Baharan District, Gorgan County, Golestan province, to a city]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 121394. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
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.

[9] Formerly the village of Jelin-e Olya; became a city after the 2006 census^[5]

[10] Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2024). "دهستان استرآبادجنوبی, بخش مرکزی [Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District, Central District], Gorgan County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.

[2] "QGM2+82Q Gorgan, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 December 2025.

[2016_Golestan_Province-3] 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.

[Mazandaran_Province_Structure-4] 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.

[Jelin_City-5] 1 2 Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [مصوب (Approved on) 1386,07,29) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبديل روستاي جلين عليا از توابع دهستان استرآباد جنوبي بخش مركزي شهرستان گرگان در استان گلستان به شهر جلين [‌The transformation of the village of Jelin-e Olya from Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Gorgan County in Golestan province to the city of Jelin]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره ۹۳۰۲۳ /۴۲ /۴ /۱ [Proposal No. 93023/42/4/1]. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2025.

[Qoroq_City-6] 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (18 May 2016) [مصوب (Approved on) 1395,02,29) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تبديل روستاي قرق از دهستان قرق بخش بهاران شهرستان گرگان استان گلستان به شهر [‌Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Qoroq village from Qoroq Rural District, Baharan District, Gorgan County, Golestan province, to a city]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 121394. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2025.

[2006_Golestan_Province-7] 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-8] 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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