Torkaman County () is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Torkaman.
History Torkaman County separated from Mazandaran province in 1997 during the establishment of Golestan province.
In 2009, Faraghi Rural District was created in the Central District, and villages were separated from Jafarbay-ye Jonubi Rural District in the formation of Si Joval District, which was divided into the new Qarah Su-ye Gharbi and Qarah Su-ye Sharqi Rural Districts. At the same time, Gomishan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County. The village of Si Joval was converted to a city in 2020.
Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 122,218 in 25,295 households. The following census in 2011 counted 72,803 people in 17,772 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 79,978 in 21,315 households.
Administrative divisions
Torkaman County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Torkaman County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 63,493 60,370 66,520 Faraghi RD 5,238 5,656 Jafarbay-ye Jonubi RD 18,448 6,396 6,894 Bandar Torkaman (city) 45,045 48,736 53,970 Gomishan District 58,725 Jafarbay-ye Gharbi RD 13,650 Jafarbay-ye Sharqi RD 15,891 Gomish Tappeh (city) 15,639 Siminshahr (city) 13,545 Si Joval District 12,433 13,458 Qarah Su-ye Gharbi RD 7,266 7,816 Qarah Su-ye Sharqi RD 5,167 5,642 Si Joval (city) Total 122,218 72,803 79,978
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