Kaleybar County () is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kaleybar.

History In 2010, Khoda Afarin District was separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County.

Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 87,259, in 19,250 households. The following census in 2011 counted 48,837 people in 12,760 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 46,125 in 14,145 households.

Administrative divisions

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

+ Kaleybar County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 27,676 26,652 24,297 Misheh Pareh RD 3,034 3,137 2,757 Mulan RD 5,785 4,897 4,001 Peyghan Chayi RD 5,981 5,848 5,452 Yeylaq RD 3,846 2,883 2,763 Kaleybar (city) 9,030 9,887 9,324 Abesh Ahmad District 25,122 22,185 21,828 Abesh Ahmad RD 11,989 11,585 11,531 Qeshlaq RD 6,468 5,250 4,933 Seyyedan RD 4,336 3,032 2,649 Abesh Ahmad (city) 2,329 2,318 2,715 Khoda Afarin District 34,461 Bastamlu RD 5,907 Dizmar-e Sharqi RD 2,888 Garamduz RD 11,434 Keyvan RD 2,905 Minjavan-e Gharbi RD 4,378 Minjavan-e Sharqi RD 5,727 Khomarlu (city) 1,222 Total 87,259 48,837 46,125

Geography In addition to the capital city, the county is noted for the Arasbaran forests protected areaAdamec, Ludwig W. (1976) Historical Gazetteer of Iran: Tehran and Northwestern Iran Akademische Drucku. Verlagsanstalt, Graz, Austria, page 326, and the Bazz Galasi, the fortress of Babak Khorramdin.Burke, Andrew and Elliott. Mark (2008) Iran Lonely Planet, Footscray, Victoria, Australia, page 159,

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