Golestan, Tehran province

Golestan (Persian: گلستان), also Romanized as Golestān, is a city in, and the capital of, Golestan District of Baharestan County, Tehran province, Iran, and also serves, with Nasimshahr, as one of the two capitals of the county.

For the administrative division of Iran, see Golestan province. For the administrative division of Baharestan County, see Golestan District. For the administrative division of Sirjan County in Kerman province, see Golestan District. For other places with a similar name, see Gulistan.

Golestan
Persian: گلستان
City
Golestan
Coordinates: 35°31′03″N 51°10′20″E
Country Iran
ProvinceTehran
CountyBaharestan
DistrictGolestan
Population
 (2016)
 • Total239,556
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 231,882 in 57,216 households, when it was in Robat Karim County. The following census in 2011 counted 259,480 people in 72,096 households, by which time the district (except the city of Nasirshahr), together with Bostan District, had been separated from the county in the establishment of Baharestan County. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 239,556 people in 70,072 households.

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