Central District (Minudasht County)

Central District (Minudasht County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان مینودشت
Central District (Minudasht County) is located in Iran
Central District (Minudasht County)
Central District (Minudasht County)
Coordinates: 37°09′N 55°23′E / 37.150°N 55.383°E / 37.150; 55.383[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyMinudasht
Established1989[3]
CapitalMinudasht
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
60,367
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Minudasht County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان مینودشت) is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Minudasht.[3]

History

In 2010, Kuhsarat Rural District[a] was separated from the district in the formation of Kuhsarat District.[5] The village of Alqajar was converted to a city in 2023.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 69,272 in 17,085 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 59,898 people in 16,606 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 60,367 inhabitants in 18,195 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Minudasht County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[7] 2011[8] 2016[4]
Chehel Chay RD 23,978 26,392 25,565
Kuhsarat RD[b] 14,139
Qaleh Qafeh RD 5,172 5,028 4,717
Alqajar (city)[c]
Minudasht (city) 25,983 28,478 30,085
Total 69,272 59,898 60,367
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Renamed Garu Rural District[5]
  2. ^ Transferred to Kuhsarat District and renamed Garu Rural District[5]
  3. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 December 2025). "Alqajar, دهستان چهل چای, بخش مرکزی [Chehel Chay Rural District, Central District], Minudasht County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. ^ "592M+284 قلعچه [Qalacheh], Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (12 July 1989) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1368/04/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان مینودشت در تابعیت استان مازندران [‌Creation and establishment of Minudasht County under the citizenship of Mazandaran province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] F7599B57-4BA6-4BBB-8E77-F8B13EA44BB0. شماره دوره [Course number] 68, شماره جلد [Volume number] 8. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b c 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.
  5. ^ a b c Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 July 2010) [مصوب (Approved on) 1389/04/23) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان گلستان [‌Divisional changes and amendments in Golestan province]. 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 number] 1/4/42/29250. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b Mokhber, Mohammad (25 June 2023) [۱۴۰۲/۴/۴ (1402/4/4) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای القجر دهستان چهل‌چای بخش مرکزی شهرستان مینودشت استان گلستان، به شهر [‌The approval letter regarding the conversion of Alqajar village of Chehel Chay Rural District, Central District of Minudasht County, Golestan province, into a city]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۶۳۴۱۹ [Proposal No. 63419]. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  7. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ a b 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.