Minudasht County

Minudasht County is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Minudasht.

History
After the 2006 National Census, Kuhsarat Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Kuhsarat District, which was divided into Garu and Sar Gol Rural Districts. Galikash District was separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Galikash as its capital and only city at the time.

After the 2016 census, the villages of Alqajar and Dowzeyn were elevated to city status.

Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 126,676, in 30,791 households. The following census in 2011 counted 75,659 people in 20,852 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 75,483 in 22,719 households.

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