Chelgerd

{{Short description|City in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran}}

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'''Chelgerd''' ({{langx|fa|چلگرد}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Chelgard'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3058318}}</ref>}} is a city in the [[Central District (Kuhrang County)|Central District]] of [[Kuhrang County]], [[Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province|Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran]], serving as capital of both the county and district.<ref name="Kuhrang County Establishment"> {{cite web |first=Hassan |last=Habibi |author-link=Hassan Habibi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1380/04/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=18 July 2001  |script-title=fa:تصویب نامه راجع به ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان کوهرنگ |trans-title=‌Decree on the creation and establishment of Kuhrang County |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/121772 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203155954/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/121772 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |access-date=1 September 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] 2B9AD588-58F4-4097-97E8-B406F301D97E. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 80.}}</ref> It is also the administrative center for [[Shurab-e Tangazi Rural District]].<ref name="Farsan County Rural Districts"> {{cite web |first=Mir-Hossein |last=Mousavi |author-link=Mir-Hossein Mousavi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=22 April 1987  |script-title=fa:ایجاد و تشکیل 5 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان فارسان تابع استان چهار محال و بختیاری |trans-title=‌Establishment and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110062 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250829212255/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/110062 |archive-date=29 August 2025 |access-date=29 August 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] CBFECDA5-5EBA-4422-B3E3-831E14FBE3A3. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 6, {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره جلد}} [Volume number] 2.}}</ref> The village of Chelgerd was converted to a city in 1999.<ref name="Chelgerd City"> {{cite web |first=Hassan |last=Habibi |author-link=Hassan Habibi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1378/02/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=19 May 1999  |script-title=fa:تبدیل روستای چل گرد مرکز بخش کوه رنگ از توابع شهرستان فارسان در استان چهار محال و بختیاری به عنوان شهر چل گرد |trans-title=‌Transforming the village of Chelgerd, the center of the Kuhang District of Farsan County in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, into the city of Chelgerd |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/119249 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250901184745/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/119249 |archive-date=1 September 2025 |access-date=1 September 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت}} [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] 1A0C75DA-15A1-4FB0-8A0E-7296E736BB85. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 78.}}</ref>

==Demographics== ===Ethnicity=== The city is populated by [[Lurs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province|url=http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.chahar_mahal_va_bakhtiari#|url-status=live|access-date=25 March 2021|website=Iran Atlas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171156/http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.chahar_mahal_va_bakhtiari |archive-date=2017-12-04 }}</ref>

===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,708 in 539 households.<ref name="2006 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094403/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 3,061 people in 596 households.<ref name="2011 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012310/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls |archive-date=16 January 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,989 people in 753 households.<ref name="2016 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx |archive-date=24 May 2019 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal-inline|Iran}} {{clear}}

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[[Category:Cities in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]]

[[Category:Populated places in Kuhrang County]]

[[Category:Luri settlements in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]]

[[Category:1999 establishments in Iran]]