Gachsaran County (, ) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dogonbadan.
History History of Dogonbadan This city was named Gonbad-e Malghan or Gonbad-e Maljan in the past and now Dogonbadan and Gachsaran. There were two domes, one to the west and one to the east of the city, so the city was called Do Gonbadan ("between two domes"). The city was rebuilt by British staff of the Darcy Oil Company about 1927. It is reported that this area was also populated with some British residents who owned houses and vast lands not far from the outskirts of the city.
Administrative changes After the 2006 national census, Basht District was separated from the county in the establishment of Basht County.
Population At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 131,628 in 28,551 households. The following census in 2011 counted 119,217 people in 30,399 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 124,096 in 34,329 households.
Administrative divisions
Gachsaran County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Gachsaran County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 109,458 118,022 123,370 Bibi Hakimeh RD 1,789 1,763 1,370 Boyer Ahmad-e Garmsiri RD 4,709 3,794 3,390 Emamzadeh Jafar RD 12,817 12,203 13,339 Lishtar RD 8,241 8,523 8,543 Dogonbadan (city) 81,902 91,739 96,728 Basht District 22,170 Babuyi RD 9,606 Kuh Mareh Khami RD 4,295 Basht (city) 8,269 10,764 Total 131,628 119,217 124,096
Economy Gachsaran is an oil- and gas-producing area that has an economy based on its industrial sector. Gachsaran has the largest gas reserves in Iran also has the largest recoverable oil field in Iran and third in the world"Extraction of Crude Petroleum in Iran-Overview". mbendi.com. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01. and has various medicinal plants, citrus and olive. This city has a mild climate in middle and end of winter also has mountains for climbing around the city. So, it is perfect destination for climbing in fall, winter and beginning of spring. This city has enough water resources and there are two big dams near the city which export water to other cities.
Oil and gas production Exportation This county is known as Iran's oil roof because of the highest oil tower located in this county (Seghalatoun, 3221 feet above sea level) one of the most important and richest areas but more unknown in Iran because of its oil and gas products and it has the second largest (Ahvaz has the first) oil fields of Iran in this county. This county is one of the main heart of energy resources in the world. More than one-quarter of the oil of Iran is exported to all over the world from this county.. This Country is one of the special economic zones of Iran
Gachsaran Oil & Gas Production The Gachsaran Oil & Gas producing company with a distinct geographical situation stretches over provinces of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Fars, Busher, Khuzistan and Isfahan. Total production from about 320 wells is 750,000 bd. The main wells have been drilled at reservoirs of Gach Saran, Bibi Hakimeh, Rag-e-Safid, Pazanan, Gulkhari, Binak, Chilingar, Nargesi, Garangan, Kilur Karim, Sulabedar, Siahmakan, Khaviz, Rudak, Zaaeh, Chahr Bisheh and Kuh-e-kaki.
Out of these regions Gachsaran Reservoir with 500,000 bd and Siahmakan with 4000bd have the highest and lowest production rates respectively.
Gachsaran and Dogonbadan as names of a city are in fact referring to the same place, as the city has two names.
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