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
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

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]

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[a]	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

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Anzan Rural District^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (16 October 2024). "Bandar-e Gaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (7 June 1394) [Approved 29 April 1376]. Reforms and changes of national divisions in Mazandaran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.4803; Notification 62229/18390K. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2014 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Golestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.