Galikash

For the administrative division of Golestan Province, see Galikash County. For the former administrative division of Minudasht County, see Galikash District.

Galikash Persian: گاليكش
City
Galikash
Coordinates: 37°16′22″N55°25′58″E / 37.27278°N 55.43278°E / 37.27278; 55.43278 [1]
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Galikash
District	Central
Population  (2016) [2]
• Total	23,394
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Galikash at GEOnet Names Server

Galikash (Persian : گاليكش) ^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a city in the Central District of Galikash County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. ^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 20,009 in 4,829 households, ^[5] when it was capital of the former Galikash District of Minudasht County. ^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 20,831 people in 5,768 households, ^[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County. Galikash was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital. ^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 23,394 people in 6,996 households. ^[2]

See also

Iranportal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Galikesh ^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (16 October 2024). "Galikash, Galikash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Galikash can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063282" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza. Divisional changes and reforms in Golestan province (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior – via qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/?IDS=10503364040954659624 (Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran). Galikash city, with the center of Galikash city, is created from the combination of the following sections under Golestan province: 2- Loveh section...
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Subject Letter 3233.1.5.53; Notification 83346/T144K. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024– via Lam ta Kam.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Golestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022– via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.