Behshahr County
Behshahr County
Persian: شهرستانِ بِهْشَهْر | |
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| Location of Behshahr County in Mazandaran province (right, yellow) Location of Behshahr County in Mazandaran province (right, yellow) | |
| Location of Mazandaran province in Iran Location of Mazandaran province in Iran | |
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| Country | Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| Capital | Behshahr |
| Districts | Central, Yaneh Sar |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,416.27 km2 (546.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 168,769 |
| • Density | 119.164/km2 (308.634/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Behshahr County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9207234" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". | |
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Behshahr County (Persian: شهرستانِ بِهْشَهْر)[a] is in Mazandaran province, Iran on the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Behshahr.[4]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Population
[edit | edit source]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 154,957 in 40,432 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 155,247 people in 46,100 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 168,769 in 55,140 households.[3]
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]Behshahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[3] |
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| Central District | 144,332 | 148,279 | 157,097 |
| Kuhestan RD | 17,420 | 16,680 | 17,436 |
| Miyan Kaleh RD | 18,320 | 17,355 | 18,469 |
| Panj Hezareh RD | 3,653 | 3,299 | 3,772 |
| Behshahr (city) | 83,537 | 89,251 | 94,702 |
| Khalil Shahr (city) | 10,096 | 10,141 | 11,032 |
| Rostamkola (city) | 11,306 | 11,553 | 11,686 |
| Yaneh Sar District | 10,625 | 6,968 | 11,672 |
| Ashrestaq RD | 7,284 | 4,433 | 6,911 |
| Shohada RD | 3,341 | 2,535 | 4,761 |
| Total | 154,957 | 155,247 | 168,769 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
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Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Romanized as Šahrestan-e Behšahr; Mazanderani: بِهْشَهْرِ شهرسّون, Romanized as Behšahr-e-Šahresun
References
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