Torkaman County

Torkaman County, formerly Bandar Torkaman County (شهرستان بندر ترکمن), is in Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar Torkaman.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 122,218 in 25,295 households. The following census in 2011 counted 72,803 people in 17,772 households, by which time Gomishan District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County, Faraghi Rural District established in the Central District, and Si Joval District established. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 79,978 in 21,315 households.

After the census, the village of Si Joval was elevated to the status of a city.

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