After the 2006 National Census, Bostan District and Golestan District (except the city of Nasirshahr) were separated from Robat Karim County in the establishment of Baharestan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the cities of Golestan and Nasimshahr as its capitals.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 523,636 people in 143,512 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 536,329 in 156,791 households.[2]
Administrative divisions
Baharestan County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
According to the information of the State Meteorological Organization of Iran, the long-term average annual rainfall of Baharestan is around 176.2 mm[5]