Golbahar, Razavi Khorasan

Golbahar (Persian: گلبهار)[a] is a planned city[3] in the Central District of Golbahar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] Golbahar, along with Binalud, is one of the planned cities of the province and is 35 kilometers northwest of the Mashhad metropolis near Chenaran.

Golbahar
Persian: گلبهار
City
Golbahar is located in Iran
Golbahar
Golbahar
Coordinates: 36°34′12″N 59°11′00″E / 36.57000°N 59.18333°E / 36.57000; 59.18333[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyGolbahar
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total36,877
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code051
Websitegolbahar-ntoir.gov.ir/portal

The new city of Golbahar was built to accommodate the excessive population of Mashhad. This city leads from the south to the Binalud Mountain Range and from the north to the Hezar Masjed Mountains and the Kashafrud River.

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, Golbahar's population was 6,889 in 1,773 households, when it was the village of Golbahar New City Development Project in Golmakan Rural District of the former Golbahar District of Chenaran County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 12,613 people in 3,460 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population as 36,877 people in 10,854 households,[2] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[7]

In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Golbahar County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Golbahar as the county's capital.[4]

See also

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  Iran portal

Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Golbahār; formerly Golbahar New City Development Project (پروژه عمران شهر جديد گلبها)[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 October 2024). "Golbahar, Golbahar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (28 July 2014) [Approved 3 February 2013]. Golbahar New Development Company's Articles of Association: Details of the Law. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 02/100/62161; Notification 41321/T48036H. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  4. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 11 August 1399]. Changes in national divisions in the case of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 68717. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan 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.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  7. ^ "Introducing Golbahar". sh-golbahar.ir (in Persian). Golbahar Municipality. c. 2019. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024 – via Golbahar Municipality.
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