Hachirud

Hachirud (Persian: هچیرود)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Chalus County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Kelarestaq-e Gharbi Rural District.^[4]

Hachirud Persian: هچیرود
City
Hachirud
Coordinates: 36°41′08″N 51°20′42″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
County	Chalus
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	10,398
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Hachirud's population was 1,750 in 476 households, when it was a village in Kelarestaq-e Gharbi Rural District.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,750 people in 557 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population as 10,398 people in 3,471 households,^[2] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city after merging with 12 villages: Abbas Kola, Akbarabad, Chakhani, Delgosha, Dujman, Emamrud, Herteh Kola, Kia Kola, Mesedeh, Mohammad Hoseynabad, Nursar, and Sang-e Vares.^[7]

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Hachi Rūd and Hachīrūd; also known as Hacherūd^[3]