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Siminshahr

Coordinates: 37°00′41″N 54°13′54″E / 37.01139°N 54.23167°E / 37.01139; 54.23167
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Siminshahr
Persian: سيمين شهر
City
Siminshahr is located in Iran
Siminshahr
Siminshahr
Coordinates: 37°00′41″N 54°13′54″E / 37.01139°N 54.23167°E / 37.01139; 54.23167[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyGomishan
DistrictGoldasht
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total17,205
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Siminshahr (Persian: سيمين شهر)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Goldasht District of Gomishan County, Golestan province, Iran. It was previously the administrative center for Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Basirabad.[3]

History

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In 2002, the villages of Bonavar (بناور),[b] Qarqi (قارقی), and Katuk (کتوک) merged to form the new city of Siminshahr.[5]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,545 in 2,762 households, when it was in the former Gomishan District of Torkaman County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 15,539 people in 3,666 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County. Siminshahr and the rural district were transferred to the new Goldasht District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 17,205 people in 4,493 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Sīmīnshahr
  2. ^ Capital of Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District, Gomishan District, Torkaman County[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2024). "Siminshahr, Gomishan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 23 January 1388]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Torkaman County. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 100837/42/1; Notification 19104/T41227H. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2024) [Approved 25 December 1364]. Creation and formation of three rural districts including villages, farms and places in Torkaman County under Mazandaran province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 17018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  5. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (16 July 2014) [Approved 22 March 1381]. Merging the villages of Bonavar, Qarqi and Katuk from the functions of Gomishan District of Torkaman County in Golestan province and turning them into Siminshahr. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.42383; Notification 12431/T25006K. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via Research Center of the Islamic Council of Iran.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Golestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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