Torkaman County
Persian: شهرستان ترکمن
County
Location of Torkaman County in Golestan province
Location of Torkaman County in Golestan province
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°55′N 54°10′E / 36.917°N 54.167°E / 36.917; 54.167[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
CapitalBandar Torkaman
DistrictsCentral, Si Joval
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total79,978
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Torkaman County at GEOnet Names Server

Torkaman County (Persian: شهرستان ترکمن), formerly Bandar Torkaman County (شهرستان بندر ترکمن), is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Torkaman.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 122,218 in 25,295 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 72,803 people in 17,772 households,[4] by which time Gomishan District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County,[5] Faraghi Rural District established in the Central District, and Si Joval District established. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 79,978 in 21,315 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Torkaman County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and one city.[2]

After the 2016 census, the village of Si Joval was elevated to the status of a city.[6]

Torkaman County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District63,49360,37066,520
Faraghi RD5,2385,656
Jafarbay-ye Jonubi RD18,4486,3966,894
Bandar Torkaman (city)45,04548,73653,970
Gomishan District158,725
Jafarbay-ye Gharbi RD13,650
Jafarbay-ye Sharqi RD15,891
Gomishan (city)15,639
Siminshahr (city)13,545
Si Joval District12,43313,458
Qarah Su-ye Gharbi RD7,2667,816
Qarah Su-ye Sharqi RD5,1675,642
Si Joval (city)2
Total122,21872,80379,978
RD: Rural District
1Became a part of Gomishan County[5]
2Became a city after the 2016 census[6]
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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 October 2023). "Torkaman County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 Mahmudzadeh, Yahya. "Based on the agreement of the government, changes have been made in the divisions of the cities, districts and villages of Golestan province". Magiran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Si Joval became the 34th city of Golestan". Tasnim News (in Persian). 15 June 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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