Kelardasht County

Kelardasht County (Persian: شهرستان کلاردشت) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kelardasht.

For the city, see Kelardasht.

Kelardasht County
Persian: شهرستان کلاردشت
County
Location of Kelardasht County in Mazandaran province
Location of Kelardasht County in Mazandaran province
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°25′21″N 51°05′38″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CapitalKelardasht
DistrictsCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total23,648
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as the former Kelardasht District of Chalus County) was 20,381 in 5,759 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 17,350 people in 5,390 households,[4] by which time Kelardasht Rural District had split into Kelardasht-e Gharbi and Kelardasht-e Sharqi Rural Districts.[5]

At the 2016 census, the population was 23,648 in 8,067 households,[2] when the district had separated from Chalus County to establish Kelardasht County.[6] Kelardasht corresponds to historical Kelarestaq.[7]

The county is bordered by Chalus County on the east, Tonekabon County on the west, Abbasabad County on the north, and Alborz province on the south.

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Kelardasht County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows one district, two rural districts, and one city.[2]

Kelardasht County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District20,38117,35023,648
Kelardasht Rural District8,460
Kelardasht-e Gharbi Rural District5,1456,501
Kelardasht-e Sharqi Rural District3,0833,746
Kelardasht (city)11,9219,12213,401
Total20,38117,35023,648
1As a part of Chalus County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (23 May 2023). "Kelardasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 02. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (25 January 2019). "Reforms and changes in divisions in Chalus County". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  6. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (20 December 2013). "The transformation of Kelardasht District in Mazandaran province to a county". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  7. "KALĀRESTĀQ i. The District and Sub-District". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 26 September 2019.


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