Kelardasht County

Kelardasht County (Persian: شهرستان کلاردشت) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Kelardasht. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Kelardasht Rural District and the city of Kelardasht in Chalus County) was 20,381 in 5,759 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 17,350 people in 5,390 households.[2] At the 2016 census, the population in the newly formed Kelardasht County was 23,648 in 8,067 households.[3] Kelardasht corresponds to historical Kelarestaq.[4]

Not to be confused with Kelardasht Rural District.

Kelardasht County
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′N 51°05′E
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CapitalKelardasht
DistrictsCentral
Population
 (2016)
 • Total23,648
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

The head of Chalus County council announced the upgrade of Kelardasht Rural District to county status. In an interview with IRNA, Jafar Rostamifar said. "The Board of Ministers at the meeting dated 12/20/1391, based on proposal No. 107532/42/4/1 dated 7/17/1389 of the Ministry of the Interior, and based on Article (13) of the Law on Definitions and Rules of Divisions Kishori, Approved 1362, Kalardasht Rural District in Mazandaran province was upgraded to a county."[5]

Kelardasht 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.[3]

Kelardasht County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[1]2011[2]2016[3]
Central District220,38117,35023,648
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
2Formerly Kelardasht Rural District and the city of Kelardasht
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References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "KALĀRESTĀQ i. The District and Sub-District". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. "Converting Kelardasht to a County." Young Journalist Club.


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