Khalkhal County

County in Ardabil province, Iran


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::summary County in Ardabil province, Iran ::

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FieldValue
nameKhalkhal County
native_name
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image_captionKhalkhal
image_mapArdabil.svg
image_map1IranArdabil-SVG.svg
map_captionLocation of Khalkhal County in Ardabil province (bottom, pink)
map_caption1Location of Ardabil province in Iran
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIran
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Ardabil
seat_typeCapital
seatKhalkhal
parts_typeDistricts
parts_stylepara
p1Central
p2Khvoresh Rostam
p3Shahrud
area_total_km22804
population_as_of2016
population_footnotes
population_total86731
population_density_km2auto
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
timezoneIRST
utc_offset+3:30
elevation_m1843
footnotes
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Khalkhal County () is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khalkhal.

Demographics

Language

The majority of Khalkhal County residents are Azerbaijanis, but there are many Tats and Kurds living in the southern areas of the county, especially in Shahrud District and Khvoresh Rostam District.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 92,315 in 22,969 households. The following census in 2011 counted 92,332 people in 25,763 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 86,731 in 26,779 households.

Administrative divisions

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

::data[format=table title="Khalkhal County Population"]

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District64,03766,90161,122
Khanandabil-e Gharbi RD5,5725,5504,237
Khanandabil-e Sharqi RD15,10215,94614,374
Sanjabad-e Sharqi RD4,8424,2403,207
Khalkhal (city)38,52141,16539,304
Khvoresh Rostam District14,57712,78113,839
Khvoresh Rostam-e Jonubi RD5,7754,7454,875
Khvoresh Rostam-e Shomali RD4,2843,4583,239
Hashjin (city)4,5184,5785,725
Shahrud District13,70112,65011,770
Palanga RD5,0675,6195,000
Shahrud RD1,8641,4231,213
Shal RD4,3903,5033,210
Kolowr (city)2,3802,1052,347
Total92,31592,33286,731
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Tourist attractions

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Sibiye-Khaniwaterfall.jpg" caption="Lerd tourist village]], Khalkhal county is one of the popular tourist destinations in Iran."] ::

Notes

References

References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). (20 August 2024). "دهستان خانندبیل شرقی, بخش مرکزی [Khanandabil-e Sharqi Rural District, Central District], Kahlkhal County, Ardabil Province, 56811-64001, Iran".
  2. "GG2M+28W Bafrajard, Ardabil Province, Iran".
  3. Hassan. Habibi. fa. تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar). (12 September 1990 ). link. fa. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam]. {{lang. fa. ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. fa. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. fa. شناسه [ID] 2F97A0C4-C95C-4D40-9B57-0BFDC9DC6683. {{lang. fa. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, {{lang. fa. شماره جلد [Volume number] 3.
  4. fa. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. link
  5. link. fa. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]
  6. fa. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. link

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