Kalateh Rudbar (Persian: کلاته رودبار, also Romanized as Kalāteh Rūdbār; formerly, Kalateh (Persian: كلاته), also Romanized as Kalāteh)[3] is a city in the Central District of Damghan County, Semnan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Rudbar Rural District. The previous capital of the rural district was Dibaj.[4]
Kalateh Rudbar
Persian: کلاته رودبار | |
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City | |
Kalateh Rudbar | |
Coordinates: 36°21′27″N 54°08′43″E / 36.35750°N 54.14528°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Semnan |
County | Damghan |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 4,611 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 2,826 in 711 households, when it was a village in Rudbar Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,146 people in 881 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,611 people in 1,479 households,[2] by which time the village of Kalateh had been renamed Kalateh Rudbar and elevated to the status of a city.[7]