Baharan District

Baharan District

Persian: بخش بهاران
Baharan District Persian: بخش بهاران
District
	Baharan District
	Coordinates: 36°52′N 54°35′E / 36.867°N 54.583°E
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Gorgan
Established	2000
Capital	Sarkhon Kalateh
Population (2016)
• Total	48,409
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Baharan District (Persian: بخش بهاران) is in Gorgan County, Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarkhon Kalateh.^[3]

History

The village of Qoroq was converted to a city in 2016.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 48,074 in 12,191 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 48,507 people in 14,188 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 48,409 inhabitants in 15,102 households.^[4]

Baharan District Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[6]	2011^[7]	2016^[4]
Estarabad-e Shomali RD	17,553	17,680	17,513
Qoroq RD	24,014	24,139	23,307
Qoroq (city)^[a]
Sarkhon Kalateh (city)	6,507	6,688	7,589
Total	48,074	48,507	48,409
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 December 2025). "Sorkhankalateh, دهستان استرآبادشمالی, بخش بهاران [Estarabad-e Shomali Rural District, Baharan District], Gorgan County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 December 2025.
^ "VH8M+M88 Marzan Kalateh, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
^ ^a ^b Habibi, Hassan (19 April 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/01/31 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان گلستان [‌Making divisional changes and reforms in Golestan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] CC43B978-AFB6-47F6-BF84-C1A3555E4593. شماره دوره [Course number] 79. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Jahangiri, Eshaq (18 May 2016) [مصوب (Approved on) 1395,02,29) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تبديل روستاي قرق از دهستان قرق بخش بهاران شهرستان گرگان استان گلستان به شهر [‌Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Qoroq village from Qoroq Rural District, Baharan District, Gorgan County, Golestan province, to a city]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 121394. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
^ ^a ^b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[8] Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (15 December 2025). "Sorkhankalateh, دهستان استرآبادشمالی, بخش بهاران [Estarabad-e Shomali Rural District, Baharan District], Gorgan County, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 December 2025.

[2] "VH8M+M88 Marzan Kalateh, Golestan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

[Golestan_Province_Reforms_120299-3] Habibi, Hassan (19 April 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/01/31 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان گلستان [‌Making divisional changes and reforms in Golestan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] CC43B978-AFB6-47F6-BF84-C1A3555E4593. شماره دوره [Course number] 79. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2025.

[2016_Golestan_Province-4] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Qoroq_City-5] Jahangiri, Eshaq (18 May 2016) [مصوب (Approved on) 1395,02,29) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تبديل روستاي قرق از دهستان قرق بخش بهاران شهرستان گرگان استان گلستان به شهر [‌Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Qoroq village from Qoroq Rural District, Baharan District, Gorgan County, Golestan province, to a city]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 121394. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2025.

[2006_Golestan_Province-6] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Golestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Golestan_Province-7] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گلستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Golestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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