Chalus County () is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Chalus.

History In 2010, Kelardasht-e Gharbi Rural District was created in Kelardasht District, and Birun Bashm and Kuhestan Rural Districts, and the city of Marzanabad were separated from it in the formation of Marzanabad District. In the same year, the village of Hachirud merged with other villages to become a city.

In 2013, Kelardasht District was separated from the county in the establishment of Kelardasht County.

Nowshahr, the eastern neighbor of Chalus, has a close historical relationship with Chalus.

Demographics Language The people residing in Chalus speak Mazandarani. In western Chalus, the dialect of Kalarestaqi is spoken and in eastern Chalus, the dialect of Kojuri. During the Pahlavi dynasty, a group of Langrudi people migrated from western Gilan to Chalus. They speak Eastern Gilaki. The Eastern Gilaki language is spoken in the entire Chalus River Valley, though some Kurdish tribes were established in Kojur and Kelardasht in the Qajar period.

Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 119,559 in 33,193 households. The following census in 2011 counted 122,736 people in 37,756 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 116,542 in 39,105 households.

Administrative divisions

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

+ Chalus County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 83,101 88,216 96,224 Kelarestaq-e Gharbi RD 13,953 13,798 4,854 Kelarestaq-e Sharqi RD 24,530 26,537 15,776 Chalus (city) 44,618 47,881 65,196 Hachirud (city) 10,398 Kelardasht District 36,458 17,350 Birun Bashm RD 5,852 Kelardasht RD 8,460 Kelardasht-e Gharbi RD 5,145 Kelardasht-e Sharqi RD 3,083 Kuhestan RD 5,147 Kelardasht (city) 11,921 9,122 Marzanabad (city) 5,078 Marzanabad District 17,170 20,318 Birun Bashm RD 5,865 6,678 Kuhestan RD 5,516 6,942 Marzanabad (city) 5,789 6,698 Total 119,559 122,736 116,542

Climate The warm, humid climate of Chalus was formerly considered unhealthy, and the bulk of the population of Chalus, as of all other towns in this region, used to migrate in summer to the summer pastures on the slopes around Delir and in the Kelardasht basin, one of the most popular and longest-settled districts in the region.

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