Khalkhal County ( fa, شهرستان خلخال; az, شهرستان خلخالخالخال بؤلگه‌سی) is in

Ardabil Ardabil (, fa, اردبیل, Ardabīl or ''Ardebīl'') is a city in northwestern Iran, and the capital of Ardabil Province. As of the 2022 census, Ardabil's population was 588,000. The dominant majority in the city are ethnic Iranian Azerbaija ...

province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. The capital of the county is the city of Khalkhal. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 92,315 in 22,969 households. The following census in 2011 counted 92,332 people in 25,763 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 86,731 in 26,779 households. The majority of Khalkhal county are

Azerbaijanis Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most nume ...

, but there are many Tats and

Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian peoples, Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Ir ...

living in the southern areas of the county, especially in

Shahrud District Shahrud District ( fa, بخش شاهرود) is a district (bakhsh) in Khalkhal County, Ardabil Province, Iran. Geography The District is located in the Alborz (''Elburz'') mountain range. The District has one city: Kolowr. The District has thr ...

and

Khvoresh Rostam District Khorsh Rostam ( fa, بخش خورش رستم) is a district (bakhsh) in Khalkhal County, Ardabil Province, Iran. Geography The District is located east of the Qizil Üzan river, in the Alborz (''Elburz'') mountain range The District has one ci ...

Administrative divisions

The population history of Khalkhal County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, eight rural districts, and three cities.

References

Counties of Ardabil Province {{Ardabil-geo-stub