Kelardasht District

Not to be confused with Kelardasht Rural District.

For the city, see Kelardasht. For the administrative division of Mazandaran province, see Kelardasht County. For the administrative divisions of Kelardasht County, see Kelardasht-e Gharbi Rural District and Kelardasht-e Sharqi Rural District.

Kelardasht District (Persian: بخش کلاردشت) is a former administrative division of Chalus County, Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Kelardasht.^[3] Kelardasht corresponds to historical Kelarestaq.^[4]

Kelardasht District Persian: بخش کلاردشت
Former District
Kelardasht District
Coordinates: 36°25′21″N 51°05′38″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
County	Chalus
Capital	Kelardasht
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	17,350
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2006 National Census, Kelardasht-e Gharbi Rural District was created in the district, and Birun Bashm and Kuhestan Rural Districts, and the city of Marzanabad, were separated from it in the formation of Marzanabad District.^[5]

After the 2011 census, the Kelardasht District was separated from the county in the establishment of Kelardasht County.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 36,458 in 10,092 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 17,350 people in 5,390 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Kelardasht District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[7]	2011[2]
Birun Bashm RD[a]	5,852
Kelardasht RD[b]	8,460
Kelardasht-e Gharbi RD[c]		5,145
Kelardasht-e Sharqi RD[c][d]		3,083
Kuhestan RD[a]	5,147
Kelardasht (city)[c]	11,921	9,122
Marzanabad (city)[a]	5,078
Total	36,458	17,350
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Transferred to Marzanabad District^[5]
2. Renamed Kelardasht-e Sharqi Rural District^[5]
3. Transferred to Kelardasht County^[6]
4. Formerly Kelardasht Rural District^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (22 October 2024). "Kelardasht District, Chalus County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "KALĀRESTĀQ i. The District and Sub-District". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.