Bandar-e Gaz
Persian: بندرگز
City
Bandar-e Gaz is located in Iran
Bandar-e Gaz
Bandar-e Gaz
Coordinates: 36°46′26″N 53°56′53″E / 36.77389°N 53.94806°E / 36.77389; 53.94806[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyBandar-e Gaz
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total20,742
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
Bandar-e Gaz at GEOnet Names Server

Bandar-e Gaz (Persian: بندرگز or بَندِر گَز, also Romanized as Bandar-i-Gaz, Bandar-i-Jaz and Bander Gaz)[3] is a city in the Central District of Bandar-e Gaz County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 17,923 in 4,679 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 18,734 people in 5,481 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 20,742 people in 6,715 households.[2]

Bandar-e Gaz is in the southeastern fringes of Gorgan Bay (ru:Горганский залив), at a distance of 20 km south of Bandar Torkaman and 48 km from Gorgan.

Before the establishment of Bandar Torkaman, this port was the most important commercial port in west of Mazandaran, Semnan and Khorasan. Bandar-e Gaz became an industrial center due to its location on the commercial highway in northwest Iran. The oil-extraction, rice-grinding and cotton-purifying factories were established in this city. The coastal areas of the city include wetlands, groves and wildlife.

The people of Bandar-e-Gaz speak the Mazandarani language.[7]

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2023). "Bandar-e Gaz, Bandar-e Gaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ Bandar-e Gaz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055115" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (29 April 1376). "Reforms and changes of country divisions in Mazandaran province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 27. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Borjian, Habib (2004). "Māzandarān: Language and People". Iran & the Caucasus. 8 (2). Brill: 295. doi:10.1163/1573384043076045. JSTOR 4030997.
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