Golgir

Golgir (Persian: گلگير), also Romanized as Golgīr, is a city in, and the capital of, Golgir District of Masjed Soleyman County, Khuzestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Tembi Golgir Rural District.

Golgir
Persian: گلگير
City
Golgir
Coordinates: 31°45′51″N 49°29′53″E
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyMasjed Soleyman
DistrictGolgir
Population
 (2016)
  Total1,089
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 1,206 in 239 households, when it was a village in Tembi Golgir Rural District of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 1,013 people in 240 households, by which time the rural district had separated in the establishment of Golgir District. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,089 people in 288 households, when Golgir had been elevated from a village to the status of a city.

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