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Azadshahr County

Coordinates: 37°02′N 55°16′E / 37.033°N 55.267°E / 37.033; 55.267
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Not to be confused with Azarshahr County.
For the city, see Azadshahr. For the administrative division of East Azerbaijan province, see Azarshahr County.

Azadshahr County
Persian: شهرستان آزادشهر
County
Poppy-covered plain in Azadshahr County
Poppy-covered plain in Azadshahr County
Location of Azadshahr County in Golestan Province (center right, pink)
Location of Azadshahr County in Golestan Province (center right, pink)
Location of Golestan Province in Iran
Location of Golestan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°02′N 55°16′E / 37.033°N 55.267°E / 37.033; 55.267[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceGolestan
Established2001[3]
CapitalAzadshahr
DistrictsCentral, Cheshmeh Saran
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
96,803
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Azadshahr County at GEOnet Names Server
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Azadshahr County (Persian: شهرستان آزادشهر) is in Golestan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Azadshahr.[3][a]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 88,251 in 21,188 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 91,767 people in 25,343 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 96,803 in 28,965 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

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Azadshahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Azadshahr County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[4]
Central District 72,603 76,241 81,520
Khormarud-e Shomali RD 11,805 13,016 14,586
Nezamabad RD 14,899 15,883 15,036
Azadshahr (city)[a] 38,260 39,484 43,760
Neginshahr (city)[b] 7,639 7,858 8,138
Cheshmeh Saran District 15,648 15,524 15,282
Cheshmeh Saran RD 10,550 9,908 9,808
Khormarud-e Jonubi RD[c] 3,003 2,584 2,485
Now Deh Khanduz (city) 2,095 3,032 2,989
Total 88,251 91,767 96,803
RD = Rural District

See also

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Media related to Azadshahr County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Formerly Shah Pasand[5]
  2. ^ Formerly the village of Nezamabad[8]
  3. ^ Formerly Khormarud Rural District[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 December 2025). "دهستان خرمارودجنوبی, بخش چشمه ساران [Khormarud-e Jonubi Rural District, Cheshmeh Saran District], Azadshahr County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  2. ^ "27M8+8MM Sousarā, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Habibi, Hassan (6 June 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/03/16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه راجع به تغییر نام دهستان خرمارود به دهستان خرمارود جنوبی [‌Approval letter regarding changing the name of Khormarud Rural District to Khormarud-e Jonubi Rural District]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 3AE483F2-C260-46C3-8F41-12A27526D4A7. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ مشخصات عمومی و پیشینه تاریخی شهرستان آزادشهر [General characteristics and historical background of Azadshahr city]. آزادشهر [Azadshahr] (in Persian). 18 May 2014 [تاریخ : 28 اردیبهشت 1393 (Date: 28 Ordibehesht 1393) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ ادغام روستاي نظام آباد از توابع بخش مركزي شهرستان آزاد شهر در استان گلستان با روستاهاي ممي زيتونلي و پورجان از توابع همين بخش و تبديل آنها به صورت تجميع به شهر نگين شهر [‌Merger of Nezamabad village from the functions of the Central District of Azadshahr County in Golestan province with Mami Zeytunli and Purjan villages from the functions of the same district and their transformation into Neginshahr city]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 21 November 2004 [مصوب (Approved on) 1383/09/01) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شماره ابلاغ: 38110/ت 30916ك [Notification number: 38110/T 30916K]. Archived from the original on 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.


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