Gatab

For the administrative divisions, see Gatab District, Gatab-e Jonubi Rural District, and Gatab-e Shomali Rural District.

Gatab Persian: گتاب
City
Gatab
Coordinates: 36°25′53″N 52°39′19″E / 36.43139°N 52.65528°E / 36.43139; 52.65528[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
County	Babol
District	Gatab
Established	2005[2]
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	7,374
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gatab (Persian: گتاب)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Gatab District in Babol County, Mazandaran province, Iran.^[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Gatab-e Shomali Rural District.^[5][b] The village of Pain Gatab (پائین گتاب), after merging with the village of Bala Gatab (بالا گتاب), was renamed the city of Gatab in 2005.^[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,956 in 1,744 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 7,242 people in 2,084 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,374 people in 2,340 households.^[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Gatāb; formerly known as Pain Gatab (پائین گتاب), also romanized as Pā’īn Gatāb^[2]
2. Formerly Gatab Rural District^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (20 October 2024). "Gatab, Babol County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
2. گتاب کجاست؟ [‌Where Is Getab?]. خبرگزاری میزان [Mizan Online News Agency] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. 16 May 2005 [26/2/84 (1384/02/26) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. مصوبه به شماره 10507/31972ک [Resolution No. 10507/31972K]. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
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. Habibi, Hassan (19 April 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/01/31 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان مازندران [‌Changes and 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]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.18888. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
5. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 12 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان بابل تابع استان مازندران [‌Creation and establishment of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Babol County under 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]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11700.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
6. 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.
7. 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.