Golestan () is a city in, and the capital of,
Golestan District
Golestan District () is in Baharestan County, Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Golestan.
History
After the 2006 National Census, the district (except the city of Nasirshahr) was separated from Robat Karim County in the ...
of
Baharestan County
Baharestan County () is in Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Centra ...
,
Tehran province
Tehran province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tehran.
Tehran province covers an area of and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran. It was made a part of the First Region with its secretar ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, and also serves, with
Nasimshahr
Nasimshahr () is a city in, and the capital of, Bostan District in Baharestan County, Tehran province, Iran. It also serves, with Golestan, as one of the two capitals of the county. The village of Akbarabad was converted to a city in 1995 ...
, as one of the two capitals of the county.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 231,882 in 57,216 households, when it was in
Robat Karim County
Robat Karim County () is in Tehran province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwe ...
.
The following census in 2011 counted 259,480 people in 72,096 households,
by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Baharestan County.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 239,556 people in 70,072 households.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as
cold semi-arid (BSk).
In summer, its average temperatures are cooler than that of
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
city, so as its average winter temperatures are colder.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Tehran province
Populated places in Baharestan County
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