Babol County

Summary

Babol County (Persian: شهرستان بابل) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Babol.[4]

Babol County
Persian: شهرستان بابل
County
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Location of Babol County in Mazandaran province (center, purple)
Location of Babol County in Mazandaran province (center, purple)
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°16′N 52°36′E / 36.267°N 52.600°E / 36.267; 52.600[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceMazandaran
CapitalBabol
DistrictsCentral, Babol Kenar, Bandpey-e Gharbi, Bandpey-e Sharqi, Gatab, Lalehabad
Area
 • Total1,578.10 km2 (609.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total531,930
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Babol County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3193722" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 464,538 in 125,187 households.[5] The next census in 2011 counted 495,472 people in 149,320 households.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 531,930 in 174,351 households.[3]

Babol county was called Barforush in the 19th century.[7]

Dynasties from Babol County are:

Administrative divisions edit

The population history of Babol County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows six districts, 13 rural districts, and seven cities.[3]

Babol County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3]
Central District 287,006 314,794 349,098
Esbu Kola RD 16,319 18,310 18,709
Feyziyeh RD 24,073 25,451 26,670
Ganj Afruz RD 22,792 23,480 23,024
Amirkola (city) 25,186 28,086 30,478
Babol (city) 198,636 219,467 250,217
Babol Kenar District 24,946 25,069 25,170
Babol Kenar RD 16,990 16,515 15,815
Deraz Kola RD 7,431 7,999 8,487
Marzikola (city) 525 555 868
Bandpey-e Gharbi District 25,577 25,876 26,233
Khvosh Rud RD 11,758 11,878 11,309
Shahidabad RD 10,879 10,681 9,182
Khush Rudpey (city) 2,940 3,317 5,742
Bandpey-e Sharqi District 32,522 33,508 35,232
Firuzjah RD 3,201 3,019 2,600
Sajjadrud RD 26,809 27,846 25,724
Galugah (city) 2,512 2,643 6,908
Gatab District 45,104 46,041 47,054
Gatab-e Jonubi RD 14,743 14,955 15,030
Gatab-e Shomali RD 23,405 23,844 24,650
Gatab (city) 6,956 7,242 7,374
Lalehabad District 49,383 50,184 49,142
Karipey RD 31,761 31,971 27,828
Lalehabad RD 17,197 17,790 17,323
Zargar (city)1 425 423 3,991
Total 464,538 495,472 531,930
RD: Rural District
1Name changed from Zargarmahelleh after the 2016 census[8]

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 May 2023). "Babol County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Management and Planning Organization of Mazandaran, 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "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. ^ 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
  7. ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
  8. ^ "The name of the city of Zargarmahalleh in Babol County was changed to Zargar". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 24 June 1400. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  • اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)
  • Babol.tk [Babol.tk] ([1] Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine)