Torkaman County

Not to be confused with Torkamanchay County.
For the city, see Bandar Torkaman. For other places with a similar name, see Torkaman.

Torkaman County
Persian: شهرستان ترکمن
County
Location of Torkaman County in Golestan province (left, pink)
Location of Torkaman County in Golestan province (left, pink)
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Location of Golestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°55′N 54°10′E / 36.917°N 54.167°E / 36.917; 54.167[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
Established1980[3]
CapitalBandar Torkaman
DistrictsCentral, Si Joval
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
79,978
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Torkaman County at GEOnet Names Server

Torkaman County (Persian: شهرستان ترکمن)[a] is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Torkaman.[5][b]

History

Torkaman County separated from Mazandaran province in 1997 during the establishment of Golestan province.[5]

In 2009, Faraghi Rural District was created in the Central District, and villages were separated from Jafarbay-ye Jonubi Rural District in the formation of Si Joval District, which was divided into the new Qarah Su-ye Gharbi and Qarah Su-ye Sharqi Rural Districts. At the same time, Gomishan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County.[6] The village of Si Joval was converted to a city in 2020.[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 122,218 in 25,295 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 72,803 people in 17,772 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 79,978 in 21,315 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Torkaman County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Torkaman County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[8] 2011[9] 2016[4]
Central District 63,493 60,370 66,520
Faraghi RD 5,238 5,656
Jafarbay-ye Jonubi RD 18,448 6,396 6,894
Bandar Torkaman (city)[b] 45,045 48,736 53,970
Gomishan District[c] 58,725
Jafarbay-ye Gharbi RD 13,650
Jafarbay-ye Sharqi RD 15,891
Gomish Tappeh (city) 15,639
Siminshahr (city)[d] 13,545
Si Joval District 12,433 13,458
Qarah Su-ye Gharbi RD 7,266 7,816
Qarah Su-ye Sharqi RD 5,167 5,642
Si Joval (city)[e]
Total 122,218 72,803 79,978
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Torkaman County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Bandar Torkaman County (شهرستان بندر ترکمن)
  2. ^ a b Formerly Bandar Shah[3]
  3. ^ Transferred to Gomishan County[6]
  4. ^ Merger of three villages[10]
  5. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[7]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 October 2024). "دهستان قره سوشرقی, بخش سیجوال [Qarah Su-ye Sharqi Rural District, Si Joval District], Torkaman County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "W588+MM7 قره قاشلی کوچک [Qarah Qashli-ye Kuchek], Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b Secretary of the Revolutionary Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran (12 January 1980) [مصوب (Approved on) 1358,10,22) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انتزاع بخشهاي بندر تركمن (بندر شاه سابق) وبخش گميشان از شهرستان گرگان وايجاد يك شهرستان به نام شهرستان تركمن به مركزيت بندر تركمن [‌Extraction of Bandar Torkaman (formerly Bandar Shah) and Gomishan Districts from Gorgan County and creation of a county called Torkaman centered on Bandar Torkaman]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. شوراي انقلاب جمهوري اسلامي ايران [Revolutionary Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 8909/53/10470. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b قانون تأسیس استان گلستان [‌Law on the establishment of Golestan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. 7 December 1997 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/09/16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناسه [ID] C28BD963-7CDE-4006-8DA9-E1DDA258246E. شماره ثبت روزنامه رسمی [Official Gazette Registration Number] 15412. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b Davoodi, Parviz (12 April 2009) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1388/01/23 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان ترکمن [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Torkaman County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 26BAE465-CA23-42EA-A71E-293C9584666F. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  7. ^ a b « سیجوال» سی و چهارمین شهر گلستان شد [‌Si Joval became the 34th city of Golestan]. خبرگزاری تسنیم [Tasnim News Agncy] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. 15 June 2020 [۲۶ خرداد ۱۳۹۹ (26 Khordad 1399) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  8. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  10. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (22 May 2002) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/03/01 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ادغام روستاهای بناور، قارقی و کتوک از توابع بخش گمیشان شهرستان ترکمن در استان گلستان با هم و تبدیل به عنوان سیمین شهر [‌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]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6D3C504B-551A-4684-A64F-0FED2C9B15CF. Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.


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