At the time of the 2006 National Census, Golidagh's population was 1,623 in 343 households, when it was a village in Golidagh Rural District of the former Maraveh Tappeh District of Kalaleh County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,091 people in 433 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Maraveh Tappeh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Golidagh District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,109 people in 515 households.[2]
After the census, the village of Golidagh was elevated the status of a city.[8]
^Goli Dagh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "217992" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ abDavodi, Parviz (2 September 1392) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Letter of approval regarding the reforms of national divisions in Golestan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 130413/42/4/1; Notification 159459/T38028K. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.