Hachirud
Hachirud (Persian: هچيرود), also Romanized as Hachīrūd; also known as Hachi Rūd, Hacherūd, is a city in the Central District of Chalus County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Kelarestaq-e Gharbi Rural District.
Hachirud
Persian: هچیرود | |
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City | |
Hachirud | |
| Coordinates: 36°41′08″N 51°20′42″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| County | Chalus |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 10,398 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 1,750 in 476 households, when it was a village in Kelarestaq-e Gharbi Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 1,750 people in 557 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 10,398 people in 3,471 households, 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.