Galikash

City in Golestan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Galikash (Persian: گاليكش)[a] is a city in the Central District of Galikash County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[5] and the district.

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Galikash
Persian: گاليكش
City
Galikash view from the hills
Galikash is located in Iran
Galikash
Galikash
Coordinates: 37°16′22″N 55°25′58″E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyGalikash
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
  Total
23,394
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 20,009 in 4,829 households,[6] when it was capital of the former Galikash District in Minudasht County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 20,831 people in 5,768 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County. Galikash was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 23,394 people in 6,996 households.[3]

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Notes

  1. Also romanized as Galikesh[4]

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