Kelar-e Sharqi Rural District
Kelar-e Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان کلار شرقی), formerly Kelarabad-e Sharqi Rural District (دهستان كلارآباد شرقی), is in Kelar District of Abbasabad County, Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Charez.
Kelar-e Sharqi Rural District
Persian: دهستان کلار شرقی | |
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Kelar-e Sharqi Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 36°39′00″N 51°15′36″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| County | Abbasabad |
| District | Kelar |
| Capital | Charez |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,409 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
After the 2006 National Census, Abbasabad District was separated from Tonekabon County in the establishment of Abbasabad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Abbasabad as its capital.
At the census of 2011, its population (as Kelarabad-e Sharqi Rural District of Kelarabad District) was 4,261 inhabitants in 1,354 households. At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 2,409 in 795 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Kelar District. The most populous of its six villages was Charez, with 978 people.