Kelarabad

Kelarabad
Persian: كلارآباد
City
Shopping center in Kelarabad
Kelarabad
Coordinates: 36°41′50″N 51°15′09″E / 36.69722°N 51.25250°E / 36.69722; 51.25250[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyAbbasabad
DistrictKelar
Established as a city1975
Government
 • MayorMehrdad Rudbarkelari
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
6,267
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Websitekelarabad.ir

Kelarabad (Persian: كلارآباد)[a] is a coastal city in, and the capital of, Kelar District[5] in Abbasabad County, Mazandaran province, Iran. It is located between the Caspian Sea in the north and the northern slopes of Alborz mountains in the south.[1]

Demographics

Language

Kelarabad's people speak the Kalarestaqi dialect of Mazandarani.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,457 in 1,515 households, when it was in the former Abbasabad District of Tonekabon County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 5,926 people in 1,821 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Abbasabad County. The city was transferred to the new Kelarabad District.[9][b] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 6,267 people in 2,099 households,[3] when Kelarabad-e Sharqi Rural District[c] and Kelarabad had been separated from the district in the formation of Kelar District.[5]

Neighborhoods

Kelarabad city consists of the following neighborhoods: Kelarabad-e Pain (near the Caspian sea), Kelarabad-e Bala, Khushamiyan, and Kiadeh. Villa townships in the city include Khushamiyan tourist town, Amirdasht township, and Enqelab township. Kelarabad also has several suburban villages such as Jisa-ye Kelarabad, Yalbandan, Yalbandan-e Sara, Charez, Espi Rud, and Golur-e Bala.[1][10]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Kalārābād and Kelārābād[4]
  2. ^ Renamed Salmanshahr District[5]
  3. ^ Renamed Kelar-e Sharqi Rural District[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c OpenStreetMap contributors (19 October 2024). "میدان کلار آباد, شهرک ساحلی خوشامیان [Meydan-e Kelarabad, Shahrak-e Saheli-ye Khushamiyan], Kelarabad, دهستان کلارشرقی, بخش کلار [Kelar-e Sharqi Rural District, Kelar District], Abbasabad County, Mazandaran Province, 46731-35558, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  2. ^ "M7W2+VXQ Kelarabad, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Kelarabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068788" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ a b c d Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (25 July 2012) [مصوب (Approved on) 1391,05,04 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان مازندران [‌Divisional reforms in Mazandaran province]. 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 numbers] 5622/42/4/1, 144980/42/4/1, and 40794/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  6. ^ Nasri Ashrafi, Jahangir; Samadi, Hossein (1978). "1". In Ghaemi, Karimollah (ed.). The Great Tabari Glossary (in Persian) (1 ed.). Andisheh Pardaz and Khane Sabz. p. 32. ISBN 964-91131-5-0.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Davoodi, Parviz (24 May 2009) [مصوب (Approved on) 1388,03,03 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغييرات تقسيماتي در استان مازندران [‌Divisional reforms and changes in Mazandaran province]. 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] 154154/42/1/1. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Kelarabad Municipality" (in Persian). Retrieved 2 August 2025.