Tonekabon County Explained
Tonekabon County |
Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان تنکابن |
Settlement Type: | County |
Image Map1: | IranMazandaran-SVG.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Mazandaran province in Iran |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Mazandaran |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Tonekabon |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Central |
P2: | Khorramabad |
P3: | Kuhestan |
P4: | Nashta |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 166132 |
Coordinates: | 36.5833°N 100°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Tonekabon County (Persian: شهرستان تنکابن) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tonekabon.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, Abbasabad District was separated from the county in the establishment of Abbasabad County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Abbasabad as its capital.[3]
Additionally, the city of Shirud was established upon the merger of 19 villages.[4]
In 2019, Baladeh-ye Sharqi Rural District was established in Khorramabad District. Do Hezar and Seh Hezar Rural Districts were separated from Khorramabad District in the establishment of Kuhestan District, which was divided into three rural districts, including the new Miyandaman Rural District.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 193,428 in 55,318 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 153,940 people in 48,845 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 166,132 in 56,636 households.[8]
Administrative divisions
Tonekabon County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Tonekabon County PopulationAdministrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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Central District | 85,739 | 88,947 | 99,190 |
| 34,341 | 24,342 | 23,643 |
| 8,270 | 8,838 | 8,736 |
Shirud (city) | | 10,429 | 11,377 |
Tonekabon (city) | 43,128 | 45,338 | 55,434 |
Abbasabad District | 45,589 | | |
| 8,445 | | |
| 10,839 | | |
Abbasabad (city) | 11,256 | | |
Kelarabad (city) | 5,457 | | |
Salman Shahr (city) | 9,592 | | |
Khorramabad District | 37,517 | 40,263 | 41,006 |
| 25,099 | 26,330 | 25,830 |
| | | |
Do Hezar RD | 1,494 | 2,789 | 2,326 |
Seh Hezar RD | 988 | 2,030 | 1,308 |
Khorramabad (city) | 9,936 | 9,114 | 11,542 |
Kuhestan District | | | |
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Nashta District | 24,583 | 24,730 | 25,935 |
| 8,032 | 8,140 | 8,147 |
| 10,714 | 10,948 | 11,394 |
Nashtarud (city) | 5,837 | 5,642 | 6,394 |
Total | 193,428 | 153,940 | 166,132 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Tonekabon County . . 25 May 2024 . 25 May 2024 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240114003543/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113042 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 14 January 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 14 January 2024.
- Web site: Divisional reforms and changes in Mazandaran province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230520181509/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/123425 . Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 20 May 2023 . 3 March 2018 . Davoodi . Parviz . 20 May 2023.
- Web site: The village of Shirud became a city . https://web.archive.org/web/20230531175031/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/710387/روستای-شیرود-شهر-شد . fa . Mehr News . Ministry of Interior . 31 May 2023 . 14 July 2017 . Davoudi . Parviz . 31 May 2023.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Tonekabon County of Mazandaran province . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112175041/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1627677 . fa . RC Majlis (Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran) . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 12 January 2021 . 23 January 2019 . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 31 May 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 02 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920090640/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/02.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 02 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119182058/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mazandaran.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 02 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007110909/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_02.xlsx . Excel . 7 October 2021.