Galugah
Persian: گلوگاه
City
Galugah is located in Iran
Galugah
Galugah
Coordinates: 36°43′37″N 53°48′32″E / 36.72694°N 53.80889°E / 36.72694; 53.80889[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyGalugah
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total21,352
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Galugah (Persian: گلوگاه, also Romanized as Galūgāh)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Galugah County, Mazandaran province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county. The people of Galugah speak Mazandarani[4] and Azerbaijani languages.[5] Galugah is on northern slopes of the Alborz mountain chain, and because it is close to the Caspian Sea from the other side, its atmosphere is mainly humid and damp.

At the 2006 census, its population was 18,720 in 4,927 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 19,625 people in 5,719 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 21,352 people in 6,898 households.[2]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (24 May 2023). "Galugah, Galugah County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Galugah can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063312" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. Borjian, Habib (2004). "Māzandarān: Language and People". Iran & the Caucasus. Brill. 8 (2): 289–291. doi:10.1163/1573384043076045. JSTOR 4030997.
  5. Encyclopædia Iranica :TURKIC LANGUAGES OF PERSIA: AN OVERVIEW
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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