Chalus County (Persian: شهرستان چالوس) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Chalus.[3]
Chalus County
Persian: شهرستان چالوس | |
|---|---|
 Location of Chalus County in Mazandaran province (center left, purple) | |
 Location of Mazandaran province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°25′N 51°14′E / 36.417°N 51.233°E[1][2] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| Established | 1996[3] |
| Capital | Chalus |
| Districts | Central, Marzanabad |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,597.30 km2 (616.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[5] | |
• Total | 116,542 |
| • Density | 72.9619/km2 (188.970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Chalus County at GEOnet Names Server | |
History
editIn 2010, Kelardasht-e Gharbi Rural District was created in Kelardasht District, and Birun Bashm and Kuhestan Rural Districts, and the city of Marzanabad were separated from it in the formation of Marzanabad District.[6] In the same year, the village of Hachirud merged with other villages to become a city.[7]
In 2013, Kelardasht District was separated from the county in the establishment of Kelardasht County.[8]
Nowshahr, the eastern neighbor of Chalus, has a close historical relationship with Chalus.[citation needed]
Demographics
editLanguage
editThe people residing in Chalus speak Mazandarani. In western Chalus, the dialect of Kalarestaqi is spoken[9] and in eastern Chalus, the dialect of Kojuri.[10] During the Pahlavi dynasty, a group of Langrudi people migrated from western Gilan to Chalus. They speak Eastern Gilaki. The Eastern Gilaki language is spoken in the entire Chalus River Valley, though some Kurdish tribes were established in Kojur and Kelardasht in the Qajar period.[11]
Population
editAdministrative divisions
editChalus County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[12] | 2011[13] | 2016[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 83,101 | 88,216 | 96,224 |
| Kelarestaq-e Gharbi RD | 13,953 | 13,798 | 4,854 |
| Kelarestaq-e Sharqi RD | 24,530 | 26,537 | 15,776 |
| Chalus (city) | 44,618 | 47,881 | 65,196 |
| Hachirud (city) | 10,398 | ||
| Kelardasht District[a] | 36,458 | 17,350 | |
| Birun Bashm RD | 5,852 | ||
| Kelardasht RD[b] | 8,460 | ||
| Kelardasht-e Gharbi RD | 5,145 | ||
| Kelardasht-e Sharqi RD[c] | 3,083 | ||
| Kuhestan RD | 5,147 | ||
| Kelardasht (city) | 11,921 | 9,122 | |
| Marzanabad (city) | 5,078 | ||
| Marzanabad District | 17,170 | 20,318 | |
| Birun Bashm RD | 5,865 | 6,678 | |
| Kuhestan RD | 5,516 | 6,942 | |
| Marzanabad (city) | 5,789 | 6,698 | |
| Total | 119,559 | 122,736 | 116,542 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
Climate
editThe warm, humid climate of Chalus was formerly considered unhealthy, and the bulk of the population of Chalus, as of all other towns in this region, used to migrate in summer to the summer pastures on the slopes around Delir and in the Kelardasht basin, one of the most popular and longest-settled districts in the region.
See also
edit
Media related to Chalus County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
edit- ↑ Transferred to Kelardasht County[8]
- ↑ Renamed Kelardasht-e Sharqi Rural District[6]
- ↑ Formerly Kelardasht Rural District[6]
References
edit- ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 October 2024). "دهستان کوهستان, بخش مرزن آباد [Kuhestan Rural District, Marzanabad District], Chalus County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ "C68M+M88 Likar, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (6 October 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375/07/15 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان چالوس به مرکزیت شهر چالوس در تابعیت استان مازندران [Creation and establishment of Chalus County with the center of Chalus city in the citizenship of Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.4043. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ↑ Management and Planning Organization of Mazandaran, 2006
- 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- 1 2 3 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 April 2010) [مصوب (Approved on) 1389/01/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغييرات تقسيماتي در شهرستان چالوس [Reforms and changes in the divisions in Chalus County]. 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] 1/4/42/126342. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (21 November 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/08/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای قادیکلا ارطه مرکز دهستان بیشه سر بخش مرکزی شهرستان قائمشهر به شهر [Approval regarding the conversion of Qadi Kola village, the center of Bisheh Sar Rural District, Central District of Qaem Shahr County, into a city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 57275/42/1/1. Archived from the original on 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (10 March 2013) [مصوب (Approved on) 1391,12,20 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبديل بخش كلاردشت در استان مازندران به مركزيت شهر كلاردشت به شهرستان [The transformation of Kelardasht District in Mazandaran province to a county]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 107532/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ↑ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
- ↑ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
- ↑ "ČĀLŪS – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.