Tonekabon County
Persian: شهرستان تنکابن
County
Location of Tonekabon County in Mazandaran province
Location of Tonekabon County in Mazandaran province
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°35′N 50°50′E / 36.583°N 50.833°E / 36.583; 50.833[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceMazandaran
CapitalTonekabon
DistrictsCentral, Khorramabad, Kuhestan, Nashta
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total166,132
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Tonekabon County (Persian: شهرستان تنکابن) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tonekabon.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 193,428 in 55,318 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 153,940 people in 48,845 households,[5] by which time Abbasabad District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Abbasabad County.[6] At the 2016 census, Tonekabon County's population was 166,132 in 56,636 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Tonekabon County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, seven rural districts, and four cities.[2]

In 2019, Baladeh-ye Sharqi Rural District was established in Khorramabad District. Do Hezar Rural District and Seh Hezar Rural District were separated from that district in the establishment of Kuhestan District, which was divided into three rural districts and no cities.[7]

Tonekabon County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 85,739 88,947 99,190
Goli Jan RD 34,341 24,342 23,643
Mir Shams ol Din RD 8,270 8,838 8,736
Shirud (city) 10,429 11,377
Tonekabon (city) 43,128 45,338 55,434
Abbasabad District1 45,589
Kelarabad RD 8,445
Langarud RD 10,839
Abbasabad (city) 11,256
Kelarabad (city) 5,457
Salman Shahr (city) 9,592
Khorramabad District 37,517 40,263 41,006
Baladeh RD 25,099 26,330 25,830
Baladeh-ye Sharqi RD2
Do Hezar RD 1,494 2,789 2,326
Seh Hezar RD 988 2,030 1,308
Khorramabad (city) 9,936 9,114 11,542
Kuhestan District2
Do Hezar RD
Miyandaman RD2
Seh Hezar RD
Nashta District 24,583 24,730 25,935
Katra RD 8,032 8,140 8,147
Tameshkol RD 10,714 10,948 11,394
Nashtarud (city) 5,837 5,642 6,394
Total 193,428 153,940 166,132
RD: Rural District
1Became a part of Abbasabad County[6]
2Established after the 2016 census[7]
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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 May 2023). "Tonekabon County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Davoodi, Parviz (3 March 2018). "Divisional reforms and changes in Mazandaran province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (23 January 2019). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Tonekabon County of Mazandaran province". RC Majlis (Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2023.


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