Kiar County

Kiar County (Persian: شهرستان کیار) is in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Shalamzar.

For the administrative divisions of this county, see Kiar-e Gharbi Rural District and Kiar-e Sharqi Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Kiar.

Kiar County
Persian: شهرستان کیار
County
Location of Kiar County in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province (center, yellow)
Location of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°56′N 50°55′E
Country Iran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CapitalShalamzar
DistrictsCentral, Naghan
Population
 (2016)
 • Total50,976
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

After the 2006 census, Kiar District of Shahrekord County; and Mashayekh Rural District, Naghan Rural District and the city of Naghan were separated from Ardal County in the establishment of Kiar County, which was divided into two districts and five rural districts, with Shalamzar as its capital.

The census in 2011 counted 58,047 people in 16,298 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 50,976 in 15,548 households, by which time Dastgerd Rural District had been separated from the county to rejoin Shahrekord County.

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