Khalkhal County (Persian: شهرستان خلخال) 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.[citation needed]

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.

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
RD = Rural District

Tourist attractions

Sibieh Khani waterfall in Lerd tourist village, Khalkhal county is one of the popular tourist destinations in Iran.

See also

Media related to Khalkhal County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes