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Kaleybar County

Kaleybar County (Persian: شهرستان کلیبر) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kaleybar.[5]

Kaleybar County
Persian: شهرستان کلیبر
County
The village of Aghuyeh
The village of Aghuyeh
Location of Kaleybar County in East Azerbaijan province (top right, pink)
Location of Kaleybar County in East Azerbaijan province (top right, pink)
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 38°56′N 47°06′E / 38.933°N 47.100°E / 38.933; 47.100[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
Established1989[3]
CapitalKaleybar
DistrictsCentral, Abesh Ahmad
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
46,125
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Kaleybar County at GEOnet Names Server

History

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In 2010, Khoda Afarin District was separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County.[6]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 87,259, in 19,250 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 48,837 people in 12,760 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 46,125 in 14,145 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

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Kaleybar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Kaleybar County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[7]2011[8]2016[4]
Central District27,67626,65224,297
Misheh Pareh RD3,0343,1372,757
Mulan RD5,7854,8974,001
Peyghan Chayi RD5,9815,8485,452
Yeylaq RD3,8462,8832,763
Kaleybar (city)9,0309,8879,324
Abesh Ahmad District25,12222,18521,828
Abesh Ahmad RD11,98911,58511,531
Qeshlaq RD6,4685,2504,933
Seyyedan RD4,3363,0322,649
Abesh Ahmad (city)2,3292,3182,715
Khoda Afarin District[a]34,461
Bastamlu RD5,907
Dizmar-e Sharqi RD2,888
Garamduz RD11,434
Keyvan RD2,905
Minjavan-e Gharbi RD4,378
Minjavan-e Sharqi RD5,727
Khomarlu (city)1,222
Total87,25948,83746,125
RD = Rural District

Geography

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In addition to the capital city, the county is noted for the Arasbaran forests protected area[9] and the Bazz Galasi, the fortress of Babak Khorramdin.[10]

See also

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Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Kaleybar County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Transferred to Khoda Afarin County[6]

References

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  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 September 2024). "دهستان ییلاق, بخش مرکزی [Yeylaq Rural District, Central District], Kaleybar County, 54611-67191, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "W3MX+8XQ Gubetsi, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (12 July 1989) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1368/04/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان کلیبر به مرکزیت کلیبر در تابعیت استان آذربایجان شرقی از ترکیب سه بخش مرکزی و هوراند و خداآفرین [‌Creation and establishment of the county of Kaleybar with the center of Kaleybar under the jurisdiction of East Azerbaijan province, consisting of the three Central, Hurand and Khoda Afarin Districts]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] B790DF19-99D9-4A1D-B6DD-F74EDC366E51. شماره دوره [Course number] 68, شماره جلد [Volume number] 8. Archived from the original on 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. 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]. یب‌نامه‌شماره .93808ت907 [Resolution No. 93808T907]. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (28 November 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/09/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان كليبر [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Kaleybar 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 1/4/42/111195 [Proposal Number 1/4/42/111195]. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ↑ Adamec, Ludwig W. (1976) Historical Gazetteer of Iran: Tehran and Northwestern Iran Akademische Drucku. Verlagsanstalt, Graz, Austria, page 326, ISBN 3-201-00992-X
  10. ↑ Burke, Andrew and Elliott. Mark (2008) Iran Lonely Planet, Footscray, Victoria, Australia, page 159, ISBN 978-1-74104-293-1
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