Golmakan
Persian: گلمكان
City
Golmakan is located in Iran
Golmakan
Golmakan
Coordinates: 36°28′56″N 59°09′33″E / 36.48222°N 59.15917°E / 36.48222; 59.15917[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyGolbahar
DistrictGolmakan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total8,373
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Golmakan (Persian: گلمكان, also Romanized as Golmakān and Gulmakān)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Golmakan District of Golbahar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 6,413 in 1,620 households, when it was a village in, and the capital of, Golmakan Rural District[5] of the former Golbahar District of Chenaran County).[6] The following census in 2011 counted 9,534 people in 3,063 households, by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 8,373 people in 2,861 households.[2]

In August 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Golbahar County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Golbahar as its capital.[4]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 April 2023). "Golmakan, Golbahar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Golmakan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064665" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Changes in country divisions in the case of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Mashhad County under Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.



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