Bandar-e Gaz County

Not to be confused with Bandar Abbas County, Bandar-e Anzali County, or Bandar Lengeh County.

For the city, see Bandar-e Gaz.

Bandar-e Gaz County (Persian: شهرستان بندر گز) is a county located in the western part of Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is Bandar-e Gaz.^[3]

Bandar-e Gaz County Persian: شهرستان بندر گز
County
Location of Bandar-e Gaz County in Golestan province (left, yellow)
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°45′N 53°57′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
Capital	Bandar-e Gaz
Districts	Central, Now Kandeh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	46,130
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Bandar-e Gaz County at GEOnet Names Server

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 46,179 in 12,059 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 46,315 people in 13,775 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 46,130 in 15,247 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Bandar-e Gaz County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Bandar-e Gaz County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Central District	31,046	31,829	32,854
Anzan-e Gharbi RD[lower-alpha 1]	6,022	5,837	5,162
Anzan-e Sharqi RD	7,101	7,258	6,950
Bandar-e Gaz (city)	17,923	18,734	20,742
Now Kandeh District	15,133	14,486	13,276
Banafsh Tappeh RD	2,114	2,027	1,772
Livan RD	5,418	5,304	4,854
Now Kandeh (city)	7,601	7,155	6,650
Total	46,179	46,315	46,130
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Bandar-e Gaz County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly Anzan Rural District

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2023). "Bandar-e Gaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
2. "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. Habibi, Hassan (20 July 1997). "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.
4. "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.
5. "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.