Behshahr County

Behshahr County

Persian: شهرستانِ بِهْشَهْر
Behshahr County Persian: شهرستانِ بِهْشَهْر
County
	Location of Behshahr County in Mazandaran province (right, yellow)
	Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°38′N 53°43′E / 36.633°N 53.717°E
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
Capital	Behshahr
Districts	Central, Yaneh Sar
Area
• Total	1,416.27 km2 (546.82 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	168,769
• Density	119.164/km2 (308.634/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Behshahr County at GEOnet Names Server

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Behshahr County (Persian: شهرستانِ بِهْشَهْر) is in Mazandaran province, Iran on the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Behshahr.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 154,957 in 40,432 households. The following census in 2011 counted 155,247 people in 46,100 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 168,769 in 55,140 households.

Administrative divisions

Behshahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Behshahr County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
Central District	144,332	148,279	157,097
Kuhestan RD	17,420	16,680	17,436
Miyan Kaleh RD	18,320	17,355	18,469
Panj Hezareh RD	3,653	3,299	3,772
Behshahr (city)	83,537	89,251	94,702
Khalil Shahr (city)	10,096	10,141	11,032
Rostamkola (city)	11,306	11,553	11,686
Yaneh Sar District	10,625	6,968	11,672
Ashrestaq RD	7,284	4,433	6,911
Shohada RD	3,341	2,535	4,761
Total	154,957	155,247	168,769
RD = Rural District

Notes

↑ Romanized as Šahrestan-e Behšahr; Mazanderani: بِهْشَهْرِ شهرسّون, romanized as Behšahr-e-Šahresun

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 December 2025). "دهستان عشرستاق, بخش یانه سر [Ashrestaq Rural District, Yaneh Sar District], Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
↑ "JPM8+8MM Pajim, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
↑ Mozaffa F.; Aghae Y.; Taghvaei M.; Shaykh Baygloo R. (Winter 2011). "Analysis of Intraregional Disparities of Development in Mazandaran Ostan" (PDF). Geography and Environmental Planning (in Persian). 40 (4): 13–28. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
1 2 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.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کوری استان مازندران به مرکزیت شهر ساری [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6BCA9E6B-F7AD-441C-8A24-47D38564A5F5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
1 2 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.
1 2 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.

[5] Romanized as Šahrestan-e Behšahr; Mazanderani: بِهْشَهْرِ شهرسّون, romanized as Behšahr-e-Šahresun

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (31 December 2025). "دهستان عشرستاق, بخش یانه سر [Ashrestaq Rural District, Yaneh Sar District], Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 December 2025.

[2] "JPM8+8MM Pajim, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

[3] Mozaffa F.; Aghae Y.; Taghvaei M.; Shaykh Baygloo R. (Winter 2011). "Analysis of Intraregional Disparities of Development in Mazandaran Ostan" (PDF). Geography and Environmental Planning (in Persian). 40 (4): 13–28. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

[2016_Mazandaran_Province-4] 1 2 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.

[Mazandaran_Province_Structure-6] Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کوری استان مازندران به مرکزیت شهر ساری [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6BCA9E6B-F7AD-441C-8A24-47D38564A5F5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.

[2006_Mazandaran_Province-7] 1 2 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.

[2011_Mazandaran_Province-8] 1 2 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.