Kaleybar County

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
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
Established1989
CapitalKaleybar
DistrictsCentral, Abesh Ahmad
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
46,125
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Kaleybar County at GEOnet Names Server
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Kaleybar County (Persian: شهرستان کلیبر) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kaleybar.

History

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

Demographics

Population

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

Administrative divisions

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

Kaleybar County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
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 District34,461
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

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

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Transferred to Khoda Afarin County

References

  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.
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