Behshahr County

Behshahr County

شهرستان بهشهر
Ashraf (اشرف)
Behshahr County شهرستان بهشهر Ashraf (اشرف)
County
	AbbasAbad Garden
	Counties of Mazandaran Province
	Location of Mazandaran Province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°41′N 53°44′E / 36.683°N 53.733°ECoordinates: 36°41′N 53°44′E / 36.683°N 53.733°E
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
Capital	Behshahr
Bakhsh (Districts)	Central District, Yaneh Sar District
Area
• Total	1,416.27 km2 (546.82 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	154,957
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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Behshahr County (Persian: شهرستان بهشهر, Šahrestân-e Behšahr; Mazanderani: اَشرِفِ شهرستون, Ašref-e-Šahrestun) is a county on the Caspian Sea, in Mazandaran Province of northern Iran.

Geography[]

The capital of the county is Behshahr. The most important towns of the county are Behshahr and Rostamkola.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 154,957, in 40,432 families.^[2]

The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Yaneh Sar District.

The county has three cities: Behshahr, Rostamkola, and Khalil Shahr.

References[]

^ 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. 40 (4): 13–28. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)

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[1] 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. 40 (4): 13–28. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

[2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

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