Chaf and Chamkhaleh (Persian: چاف و چمخاله)[a] is a city in the Central District of Langarud County in Gilan province of northwestern Iran, serving as the administrative center for Chaf Rural District.[6] The city is located on the Caspian Sea.
Chaf and Chamkhaleh
Persian: چاف و چمخاله | |
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 Harbor and lighthouse in Chaf and Chamkhaleh | |
  Chaf and Chamkhaleh | |
| Coordinates: 37°13′46″N 50°15′16″E / 37.22944°N 50.25444°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Gilan |
| County | Langarud |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 8,840 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 2,909 in 866 households, when it was the village of Chaf-e Pain in Chaf Rural District.[7]
In 2009, Chaf-e Pain village merged with the villages of Chaf-e Bala, Chamkhaleh, Galesh Kolam, Hoseynabad-e Chaf, Kamal ol Din Poshteh, Mian Mahalleh-ye Pap Kiadeh, Pain Pap Kiadeh, Palat Kaleh, Pir Poshteh, Radar Kumeh, Soltan Moradi, Tappeh, and Tazehabad-e Chaf to become the city of Chaf and Chamkhaleh.[5]
The following census in 2011 counted 4,494 people in 1,436 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,840 people in 3,137 households.[3]
Geography
editChaf and Chamkhaleh is a coastal city in Gilan Province. A substantial portion of the city’s territory is located along the coast of the Caspian Sea, which has influenced its development as a seaside destination. The area has been used for tourism for an extended period and serves as one of the main coastal tourism centers in the province, after Bandar-e Anzali. The region includes coastal wetlands that provide habitat for various bird species, as well as stretches of relatively undeveloped and calm shoreline.[9]
Gallery
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Road sign: "Experience Chaf and Chamkhale"
Chamkhaleh Bridge
Chamkhaleh River
Media related to Chaf and Chamkhaleh at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
editReferences
edit- ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 October 2024). "مجتمع تفریحی باقری [Baqeryi Recreation Complex], Chamkhaleh, دهستان چاف, بخش مرکزی شهرستان لنگرود [Chaf Rural District, Central District of Langarud County], Langarud County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ↑ "67H3+QQG Chamkhaleh, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Chaf and Chamkhaleh at GEOnet Names Server
- 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (9 August 2009) [مصوب 1388/05/18 (Approved on 1388/05/18) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان گيلان [Divisional changes and amendments in Gilan Province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 91506/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 6 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان لنگرود تابع استان گیلان [Creation and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in Langarud County under Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 6BB97722-FE44-4242-95A9-040E5199141B. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 13. Archived from the original on 14 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ "پیام شهردار محترم چاف و چمخاله در خصوص(۱۰ بهمن) سالروز تاسیس شهرداری چاف و چمخاله". shahrdari-chaf-va-chamkhaleh.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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