Khalifan District () is in Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khalifan.
The village of Khalifan was converted to a city in 2010.
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 17,744 in 2,741 households. The following census in 2011 counted 16,772 people in 3,103 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 14,780 inhabitants in 3,667 households.