Baharestan County

Baharestan County (Persian: شهرستان بهارستان) is in Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Golestan.

Baharestan County
Persian: شهرستان بهارستان
County
Location of Baharestan County in Tehran province
Location of Baharestan County in Tehran province
Location of Tehran province in Iran
Location of Tehran province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°32′N 51°12′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceTehran
CapitalGolestan
DistrictsBostan, Golestan
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total536,329
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the county's population (as Bostan and Golestan Districts of Robat Karim County) was 486,484 in 117,708 households.[3] They were separated from the county in 2011 to become Baharestan County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 523,636 people in 143,512 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 536,329 in 156,791 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Baharestan County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[5]2016[2]
Bostan District168,753198,542229,603
Esmailabad Rural District3530
Hamedanak Rural District32,89441,06329,210
Nasimshahr (city)135,824157,474200,393
Golestan District317,731325,077306,726
Meymanat Rural District7,1078,2587,353
Salehabad Rural District7229831,134
Golestan (city)231,882259,480239,556
Nasirshahr (city)223,802
Salehabad (city)54,21856,35658,683
Total486,484523,636536,329
1As a part of Robat Karim County at the 2006 census
2Became a part of the Central District of Robat Karim County[6]
3Population was below the reporting threshold

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (5 April 2023). "Baharestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. Government Press Release announcing the creation of the county Archived 2012-04-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian)
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان تهران
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