Kelardasht County

Kelardasht County

Persian: شهرستان کلاردشت
Kelardasht County Persian: شهرستان کلاردشت
County
	Location of Kelardasht County in Mazandaran province (left, yellow)
	Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°25′21″N 51°05′38″E / 36.42250°N 51.09389°E
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
Capital	Kelardasht
Districts	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	23,648
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kelardasht County (Persian: شهرستان کلاردشت)^[a] is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kelardasht.^[3]^[4] Kelardasht corresponds to historical Kelarestaq.^[5]

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.

History

After the 2006 National Census, Kelardasht-e Gharbi Rural District was created in Kelardasht District of Chalus County. Birun Bashm and Kuhestan Rural Districts, and the city of Marzanabad, were separated from the district in the formation of Marzanabad District.^[6]

After the 2011 census, Kelardasht District was separated from the county and renamed Kelardasht County, with Kelardasht as its capital and only city at the time.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the population (as Kelardasht District of Chalus County) was 36,458 in 10,092 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 17,350 people in 5,390 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population as 23,648 in 8,067 households,^[2] by which time the district had been transformed into Kelardasht County.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Kelardasht County's population and administrative structure are shown in the following table.

Kelardasht County Population^[b]
Administrative Divisions	2006^[7]	2011^[8]	2016^[2]
Central District	36,458	17,350	23,648
Birun Bashm RD^[c]	5,852
Kelardasht RD^[d]	8,460
Kelardasht-e Gharbi RD		5,145	6,501
Kelardasht-e Sharqi RD^[e]		3,083	3,746
Kuhestan RD^[c]	5,147
Kelardasht (city)	11,921	9,122	13,401
Marzanabad (city)^[c]	5,078
Total	36,458	17,350	23,648
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ Formerly Kelardasht District (بخش کلاردشت) of Chalus County^[3]
^ As Kelardasht District of Chalus County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses
^ ^a ^b ^c Transferred to Marzanabad District of Chalus County^[6]
^ Renamed Kelardasht-e Sharqi Rural District^[6]
^ Formerly Kelardasht Rural District^[6]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 October 2024). "Kelardasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Mazandaran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 20 December 1391]. The transformation of Kelardasht District in Mazandaran province to a county. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 107532/42/1. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2021) [Approved 15 July 1375]. Creation and establishment of Chalus County with the center of Chalus city in the citizenship of Mazandaran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.4043; Notification 8445/T17024K. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Islamic Council Research Center.
^ "KALĀRESTĀQ i. The District and Sub-District". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rahimi, Mohammadreza (c. 2023) [Approved 6 January 1389]. Reforms and changes in divisions in Chalus County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 126342/4/42/1388; Resolution 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Mazandaran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Mazandaran Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

[4] Formerly Kelardasht District (بخش کلاردشت) of Chalus County^[3]

[10] As Kelardasht District of Chalus County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses

[fn1-11] Transferred to Marzanabad District of Chalus County^[6]

[12] Renamed Kelardasht-e Sharqi Rural District^[6]

[13] Formerly Kelardasht Rural District^[6]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (22 October 2024). "Kelardasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[2016_Mazandaran_Province-2] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Mazandaran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Kelardasht_County_Establishment-3] Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 20 December 1391]. The transformation of Kelardasht District in Mazandaran province to a county. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 107532/42/1. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[Chalus_County_Establishment-5] Habibi, Hassan (c. 2021) [Approved 15 July 1375]. Creation and establishment of Chalus County with the center of Chalus city in the citizenship of Mazandaran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.4043; Notification 8445/T17024K. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Islamic Council Research Center.

[iranicaonline-6] "KALĀRESTĀQ i. The District and Sub-District". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

[Marzanabad_District_Formation-7] Rahimi, Mohammadreza (c. 2023) [Approved 6 January 1389]. Reforms and changes in divisions in Chalus County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 126342/4/42/1388; Resolution 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[2006_Mazandaran_Province-8] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Mazandaran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Mazandaran_Province-9] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Mazandaran Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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