The Central District of Chalus County () is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Chalus.
The village of Hachirud merged with other villages to become a city in 2010.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 83,101 in 23,101 households. The following census in 2011 counted 88,216 people in 27,345 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 96,224 inhabitants in 32,362 households.