Chaf and Chamkhaleh

Chaf and Chamkhaleh (Persian: چاف و چمخاله) 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. The city is located on the Caspian Sea.

Demographics

Population

At 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. The following census in 2011 counted 4,494 people in 1,436 households, by which time the village had 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. Chaf-e Pain was elevated to city status as Chaf and Chamkhaleh. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,840 people in 3,137 households.

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