Kaleybar County

Kaleybar County (Persian: شهرستان کلیبر) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kaleybar.

For the city, see Kaleybar.

Kaleybar County
Persian: شهرستان کلیبر
County
Location of Kaleybar County in East Azerbaijan province
Location of Kaleybar County in East Azerbaijan province
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 38°56′N 47°06′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CapitalKaleybar
DistrictsCentral, Abish Ahmad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total46,125
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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At the 2006 census, the county's population was 87,259, in 19,250 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 48,837 people in 12,760 households, by which time Khoda Afarin District had been separated from the county to form Khoda Afarin County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 46,125 in 14,145 households.[2]

In addition to the capital city, the county is noted for the Arasbaran forests protected area[5] and the Bazz Galasi, the fortress of Babak Khorramdin.[6]

Administrative divisions

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

Kaleybar County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District27,67626,65224,297
Misheh Pareh Rural District3,0343,1372,757
Mulan Rural District5,7854,8974,001
Peyghan Chayi Rural District5,9815,8485,452
Yeylaq Rural District3,8462,8832,763
Kaleybar (city)9,0309,8879,324
Abish Ahmad District25,12222,18521,828
Abish Ahmad Rural District11,98911,58511,531
Qeshlaq Rural District6,4685,2504,933
Seyyedan Rural District4,3363,0322,649
Abish Ahmad (city)2,3292,3182,715
Khoda Afarin District134,461
Bastamlu Rural District5,907
Dizmar-e Sharqi Rural District2,888
Garamduz Rural District11,434
Keyvan Rural District2,905
Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District4,378
Minjavan-e Sharqi Rural District5,727
Khomarlu (city)1,222
Total87,25948,83746,125
1Became a part of Khoda Afarin County
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 April 2023). "Kaleybar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. 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. 03. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Adamec, Ludwig W. (1976) Historical Gazetteer of Iran: Tehran and Northwestern Iran Akademische Drucku. Verlagsanstalt, Graz, Austria, page 326, ISBN 3-201-00992-X
  6. Burke, Andrew and Elliott. Mark (2008) Iran Lonely Planet, Footscray, Victoria, Australia, page 159, ISBN 978-1-74104-293-1
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