Siminshahr
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Siminshahr
Persian: سيمين شهر | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Siminshahr | |
| Coordinates: 37°00′41″N 54°13′54″E / 37.01139°N 54.23167°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Golestan |
| County | Gomishan |
| District | Goldasht |
| Established as a city | 2002[3] |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 17,205 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Siminshahr (Persian: سيمين شهر)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Goldasht District in Gomishan County, Golestan province, Iran.[5] Its Bonavar neighborhood was the capital of Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Basirabad.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,545 in 2,762 households, when it was in the former Gomishan District of Torkaman County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 15,539 people in 3,666 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County. Siminshahr and the rural district were transferred to the new Goldasht District.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 17,205 people in 4,493 households.[4]
