Galugah

For the administrative division of Mazandaran province, see Galugah County. For other places with the same name, see Galugah.

Galugah Persian: گلوگاه
City
Galugah
Coordinates: 36°43′37″N 53°48′32″E / 36.72694°N 53.80889°E / 36.72694; 53.80889[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
County	Galugah
District	Central
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	21,352
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Galugah (Persian: گلوگاه)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Galugah County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[5] Galugah is on the northern slopes of the Alborz mountain chain, and because it is close to the Caspian Sea from the other side, its atmosphere is mainly humid and damp.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Language

The people of Galugah speak Mazandarani^[6] and Azerbaijani languages.^[7]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 18,720 in 4,927 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 19,625 people in 5,719 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 21,352 people in 6,898 households.^[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Galūgāh^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (21 October 2024). "چهارراه شهمیرزاد [Shahmirzad Crossroads], Galugah, دهستان آزادگان, بخش مرکزی شهرستان گلوگاه [Azadegan Rural District, Central District of Galugah County], Galugah County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
2. "PRG5+QHC Galugah, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
3. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. Galugah can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063312" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
5. Aref, Mohammad Reza (17 March 2005) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1383.12.27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان مازندران [‌Divisional reforms in Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.80331. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
6. Borjian, Habib (2004). "Māzandarān: Language and People". Iran & the Caucasus. 8 (2). Brill: 289–291. doi:10.1163/1573384043076045. JSTOR 4030997.
7. Encyclopædia Iranica :TURKIC LANGUAGES OF PERSIA: AN OVERVIEW
8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
9. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.