Golestan province

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Golestan Province
Persian: استان گلستان
Province
Gonbad-e Qavus tower
Gonbad-e Qavus tower
Location of Golestan province within Iran
Location of Golestan province within Iran
Coordinates: 37°20′N 55°09′E / 37.333°N 55.150°E / 37.333; 55.150[2]
CountryIran
RegionRegion 1[1]
CapitalGorgan
Counties14
Government
 • Governor-generalAli-Mohammad Zanganeh
Area
[3]
 • Total20,367 km2 (7,864 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total1,868,819
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
Area code017
Main language(s)Persian Mazandarani
Turkmen
[5]
HDI (2017)0.778[6]
high · 20th
Websitehttp://golestanp.ir/

Golestan province (Persian: استان گلستان)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in the northeast of the country and southeast of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Gorgan,[7] formerly called Esterabad until 1937. Golestan was split off from Mazandaran Province in 1997.

The province was made a part of Region 1 upon the division of the provinces into 5 regions, solely for coordination and development purposes, on 22 June 2014.[1] Majority of its population are Sunni Muslims.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b "استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند". hamshahrionline.ir. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 October 2024). "Golestan Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ^ http://www.sci.org.ir/content/userfiles/_sci_en/sci_en/sel/year85/f1/CS_01_4.HTM [permanent dead link‍] Iranian Statistical Yearbook 1385
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 Golestan Province was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference hamshahrionline.ir was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Golestan Province establishment law". Lamtakam (in Persian). Guardian Council. 16 September 1376. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  8. ^ سال, سایت خبری تحلیلی شعار. "اقوام ساکن در استان گلستان". fa.
  9. ^ "Golestan". iranrahno.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.


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