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Behshahr County

Behshahr County

County in Mazandaran province, Iran

For the city, see Behshahr.

Behshahr County (Persian: شهرستانِ بِهْشَهْر, romanized: Šahrestan-e-Behšahr; and Mazanderani: بِهْشَهْرِ شهرسّون, romanized: Behšahr-e-Šahresun) is in Mazandaran province, Iran on the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Behshahr.[4]

Quick Facts Persian: شهرستانِ بِهْشَهْر, Country ...

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 154,957 in 40,432 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 155,247 people in 46,100 households.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 168,769 in 55,140 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

The population history of Behshahr County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and three cities.[3]

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See also

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References

  1. [1]
    OpenStreetMap contributors (13 March 2024). "Behshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. [2]
    Mozaffa F.; Aghae Y.; Taghvaei M.; Shaykh Baygloo R. (Winter 2011). "Analysis of Intraregional Disparities of Development in Mazandaran Ostan" (PDF). Geography and Environmental Planning. 40 (4): 13–28. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    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.
  5. [5]
    "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.
  6. [6]
    "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.
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