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°34′E / 36.683°N 53.567°ECoordinates: 36°41′N 53°34′E / 36.683°N 53.567°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.

^ 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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