Behshahr County
Encyclopedia
Behshahr County is a county
in Mazandaran Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Behshahr
. The most important towns of the county are Behshahr
and Rostamkola
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 154,957, in 40,432 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
and Yaneh Sar District
. The county has three cities: Behshahr
, Rostamkola
, and Khalil Shahr
.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Mazandaran Province
Mazandaran Province
Mazandaran Province is a Caspian province in the north of Iran. Located on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, it is bordered clockwise by the Golestan, Semnan, Tehran, Alborz, Qazvin, and Gilan provinces....
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Behshahr
Behshahr
Behshahr is a city in and the capital of Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 83,537, in 22,034 families.It is approximately forty kilometers from Sari. The name Behshahr literally means The Best city...
. The most important towns of the county are Behshahr
Behshahr
Behshahr is a city in and the capital of Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 83,537, in 22,034 families.It is approximately forty kilometers from Sari. The name Behshahr literally means The Best city...
and Rostamkola
Rostamkola
Rostamkola is a city in the Central District of Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,306, in 3,055 families....
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 154,957, in 40,432 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
Central District (Behshahr County)
The Central District of Behshahr County is a district in Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 144,332, in 37,603 families. The District has three cities: Behshahr, Khalil Shahr, and Rostamkola....
and Yaneh Sar District
Yaneh Sar District
Yaneh Sar District is a district in Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,625, in 2,829 families. The District is entirely rural....
. The county has three cities: Behshahr
Behshahr
Behshahr is a city in and the capital of Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 83,537, in 22,034 families.It is approximately forty kilometers from Sari. The name Behshahr literally means The Best city...
, Rostamkola
Rostamkola
Rostamkola is a city in the Central District of Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,306, in 3,055 families....
, and Khalil Shahr
Khalil Shahr
Khalil Shahr , also Romanized as Khalīl Maḩalleh and Khallī Mahalleh) is a city in the Central District of Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,096, in 2,485 families....
.