Behshahr County
Persian: شهرستانِ بِهْشَهْر | |
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 Location of Behshahr County in Mazandaran province (right, yellow) | |
 Location of Mazandaran province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°38′N 53°43′E / 36.633°N 53.717°E / 36.633; 53.717[1][2] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| Capital | Behshahr |
| Districts | Central, Yaneh Sar |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,416.27 km2 (546.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 168,769 |
| • Density | 119.164/km2 (308.634/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Behshahr County at GEOnet Names Server | |
Behshahr County (Persian: شهرستانِ بِهْشَهْر)[a] is in Mazandaran province, Iran on the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Behshahr.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 154,957 in 40,432 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 155,247 people in 46,100 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 168,769 in 55,140 households.[4]
Administrative divisions
Behshahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[6] | 2011[7] | 2016[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 144,332 | 148,279 | 157,097 |
| Kuhestan RD | 17,420 | 16,680 | 17,436 |
| Miyan Kaleh RD | 18,320 | 17,355 | 18,469 |
| Panj Hezareh RD | 3,653 | 3,299 | 3,772 |
| Behshahr (city) | 83,537 | 89,251 | 94,702 |
| Khalil Shahr (city) | 10,096 | 10,141 | 11,032 |
| Rostamkola (city) | 11,306 | 11,553 | 11,686 |
| Yaneh Sar District | 10,625 | 6,968 | 11,672 |
| Ashrestaq RD | 7,284 | 4,433 | 6,911 |
| Shohada RD | 3,341 | 2,535 | 4,761 |
| Total | 154,957 | 155,247 | 168,769 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
Media related to Behshahr County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
- Romanized as Šahrestan-e Behšahr; Mazanderani: بِهْشَهْرِ شهرسّون, romanized as Behšahr-e-Šahresun
References
- OpenStreetMap contributors (31 December 2025). "دهستان عشرستاق, بخش یانه سر [Ashrestaq Rural District, Yaneh Sar District], Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- "JPM8+8MM Pajim, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- Mozaffa F.; Aghae Y.; Taghvaei M.; Shaykh Baygloo R. (Winter 2011). "Analysis of Intraregional Disparities of Development in Mazandaran Ostan" (PDF). Geography and Environmental Planning (in Persian). 40 (4): 13–28. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کوری استان مازندران به مرکزیت شهر ساری [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6BCA9E6B-F7AD-441C-8A24-47D38564A5F5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.