Central District (Minudasht County)
bakhsh in Golestan Province, Iran
The Central District of Minudasht County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان مینودشت) is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Minudasht.
History
In 2010, Kuhsarat Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Kuhsarat District. The village of Alqajar was converted to a city in 2023.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 69,272 in 17,085 households. The following census in 2011 counted 59,898 people in 16,606 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 60,367 inhabitants in 18,195 households.
“Central District (Minudasht County)” enters the record as bakhsh in Golestan Province, Iran. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Central, District and Minudasht can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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