Golbahar County

Golbahar County

Persian: شهرستان گلبهار
Golbahar County Persian: شهرستان گلبهار
County
	Esjil Hill and Gohhab Binalud in the background
	Location of Golbahar County in Razavi Khorasan province
	Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°35′N 59°09′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
Capital	Golbahar
Districts	Central, Golmakan
Area
• Total	1,007 km2 (389 sq mi)
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	66,321
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Golbahar County (Persian: شهرستان گلبهار) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Golbahar.

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Golbahar District of Chenaran County) was 34,556 in 8,800 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 40,785 people in 11,969 households.[4] At the 2016 census, there were 66,321 people in 20,164 households.[2]

Golbahar District was separated from Chenaran County in 2019 to form Golbahar County, with two districts, four rural districts and the city of Golbahar as its capital.[5]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Golbahar County's administrative divisions (as Golbahar District of Chenaran County) over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Golbahar County Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Central District	11,740	10,885	49,011
Bizaki Rural District	11,740	10,885	12,134
Now Bahar Rural District
Golbahar (city)			36,877
Golmakan District	22,816	29,900	17,310
Cheshmeh Sabz Rural District
Golmakan Rural District	22,816	20,366	8,937
Golmakan (city)		9,534	8,373
Total	34,556	40,785	66,321
¹As a part of Chenaran County at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (29 April 2023). "Golbahar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Changes in country divisions in the case of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (29 April 2023). "Golbahar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2006_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Golbahar-5] Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Changes in country divisions in the case of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.