An sanya shi a matsayin wani ɓangare na Yankin 1 a lokacin da aka raba larduna zuwa yankuna 5 kawai don daidaitawa da dalilai na ci gaba a ranar 22 ga Yuni, 2014. Mafi yawan jama'arta Musulmai Sunni ne. An raba Golestān daga lardin Mazandaran a shekarar 1997. Tana da yawan jama'a miliyan 1.7 (2011) da kuma yanki na kilomita 20,380. An rarraba lardin zuwa cikin gundumomi goma sha biyu masu zuwa (shahrestans): Gundumar Aliabad, Gundumar Aqqala, Gundumar Azadshahr, Gundumar Bandar-e Gaz, Gundumar Gonbad-e Qabus, Gundumar Gorgan, Gundumar Kalaleh, Gundumar Kordkuy, Gundumar Maraveh Tap, Gundumar Minudasht, Gundumar Ramian, da Gundumar Torkamanbad. A halin yanzu ana kiran Gorgan Esterapeh har zuwa 1937. Tambaya: Gundumar da yawa daban-daban a Mazandaran?
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