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 1997. Yana da yawan jama'a miliyan 1.7 (2011) da yanki na 20,380 km2. 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 Torkaman. Ana kiran Gundumar Gorgan a yau da Esterapeh har zuwa 1937. Tambaya: Menene yawan mutanen Golestan?
Miliyan 1.7