Kiar County
Introduction '''Kiar County''' () is in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Shalamzar.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.
Administrative divisions The population history and structural changes of Kiar County's administrative divisions over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and four cities.+ Kiar County Population Administrative Divisions  2011  2016 '''Central District'''  '''42,540'''  '''35,015''' Dastgerd RD1  6,090   Kiar-e Gharbi RD  9,814  9,011 Kiar-e Sharqi RD  8,356  7,699 Dastana (city)  5,199  5,143 Gahru (city)  5,949  6,263 Shalamzar (city)  7,132  6,899 '''Naghan District'''   '''15,507'''  '''15,957''' Mashayekh RD  7,586  7,093 Naghan RD 3,060  2,739 Naghan (city) 4,861  6,125 '''Total'''  '''58,047'''  '''50,976'''
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