Galikash County

Galikash County (Persian: شهرستان گالیکش) is in Golestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Galikash. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Galikash District of Minudasht County) was 57,404 in 13,706 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 59,975 people in 16,384 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Galikash County.[2] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 63,173 in 18,721 households.[3]

Galikash County
شهرستان گالیکش
County
Location of Galikash County in Golestan province
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°22′N 55°41′E
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
CapitalGalikash
DistrictsCentral, Loveh
Population
 (2016)
 • Total63,173
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Galikash 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.[3]

Galikash County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[1]2011[2]2016[3]
Central District257,40444,36347,457
Nilkuh Rural District3,2393,3173,899
Qaravolan Rural District16,202
Yanqaq Rural District17,95420,21520,164
Galikash (city)20,00920,83123,394
Loveh District15,61215,716
Golestan Rural District3,9304,002
Qaravolan Rural District11,68211,714
Total57,40459,97563,173
1As a part of Minudasht County at the 2006 census
2Formerly Galikash District
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References
  1. "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.
  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.
  3. "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.
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