Minudasht County (Persian: شهرستان مینودشت) is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Minudasht.

History

In 2010, Kuhsarat Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Kuhsarat District, which was divided into Garu and Sar Gol Rural Districts. At the same time, Galikash District was separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County.

The village of Dowzeyn was converted to a city in 2018, and the village of Alqajar became a city in 2023.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 126,676, in 30,791 households. The following census in 2011 counted 75,659 people in 20,852 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 75,483 in 22,719 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Minudasht County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District69,27259,89860,367
Chehel Chay RD23,97826,39225,565
Kuhsarat RD14,139
Qaleh Qafeh RD5,1725,0284,717
Alqajar (city)
Minudasht (city)25,98328,47830,085
Galikash District57,404
Nilkuh RD3,239
Qaravolan RD16,202
Yanqaq RD17,954
Galikash (city)20,009
Kuhsarat District15,74515,116
Garu RD11,08111,025
Sar Gol RD4,6644,091
Dowzeyn (city)
Total126,67675,65975,483
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Minudasht County at Wikimedia Commons

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