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Babol County

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Babol County

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]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CapitalBabol
DistrictsCentral, Babol Kenar, Bandpey-e Gharbi, Bandpey-e Sharqi, Gatab, Lalehabad
Area
[2]
 • Total
1,578.10 km2 (609.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
531,930
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Babol County(Persian: شهرستان بابل) is the most populous county in Mazandaran Province and the second most populous county in northern Iran. [4] Babol County consists of 6 districts, 7 cities, and 673 villages. The center of this county is the city of Babol.[5][6] The elevation of Babol city is 2 meters below sea level, making it the lowest city in Mazandaran Province. The elevation in this county, from the north to 10 kilometers south, is below sea level. The city of Babol is divided into two urban areas. In the 2016 Census, the population of Babol was 250,217, and the population of Babol County was 531,930.

History

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

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 464,538 in 125,187 households.[8] The next census in 2011 counted 495,472 people in 149,320 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 531,930 in 174,351 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Babol County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[8]2011[9]2016[3]
Central District287,006314,794349,098
Esbu Kola RD16,31918,31018,709
Feyziyeh RD24,07325,45126,670
Ganj Afruz RD22,79223,48023,024
Amirkola (city)25,18628,08630,478
Babol (city)198,636219,467250,217
Babol Kenar District24,94625,06925,170
Babol Kenar RD16,99016,51515,815
Deraz Kola RD7,4317,9998,487
Marzikola (city)525555868
Bandpey-e Gharbi District25,57725,87626,233
Khvosh Rud RD11,75811,87811,309
Shahidabad RD10,87910,6819,182
Khush Rudpey (city)2,9403,3175,742
Bandpey-e Sharqi District32,52233,50835,232
Firuzjah RD3,2013,0192,600
Sajjadrud RD26,80927,84625,724
Galugah (city)2,5122,6436,908
Gatab District45,10446,04147,054
Gatab-e Jonubi RD14,74314,95515,030
Gatab-e Shomali RD[a]23,40523,84424,650
Gatab (city)6,9567,2427,374
Lalehabad District49,38350,18449,142
Karipey RD31,76131,97127,828
Lalehabad RD17,19717,79017,323
Zargar (city)[b]4254233,991
Total464,538495,472531,930
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Babol County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 October 2024). "Babol County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Management and Planning Organization of Mazandaran, 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Mazandaran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Results of the 2011 Census" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Babol is the most Olympic county in the country!". ISNA (in Persian). 11 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. ↑ TEBYAN, Institute of Cultural and Informational. "Babol, the most Olympic city in Iran with 3 representatives". Institute of Cultural and Informational TEBYAN (in Persian). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
  8. 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Mazandaran 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.
  9. 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Mazandaran Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  10. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (5 July 1392) [Approved 31 January 1379]. "Changes and divisional reforms in Mazandaran province". rc.majlis.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.18888; Notification 4663/T20986AH. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  11. ↑ Jahangiri, Ishaq (17 August 2021) [Approved 19 March 1400]. Approval regarding national divisions in Mazandaran province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 125118; Notification 30549/T58181AH. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.

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