Shulabad, Iran

Shulabad (Persian: شول‌آباد), formerly Shulabad-e Sofla (شول‌آباد سفلی), also Romanized as Shulehabad-e Soflā and Shūlehābād-e Soflā,[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Zaz va Mahru District of Aligudarz County, Lorestan province, Iran, and also serves as the administrative center for Zaz-e Sharqi Rural District. The village of Shulabad-e Sofla merged with the former villages of Asar, Del Suran, Derakht Chaman, Khodadadkosh-e Olya, Khodadadkosh-e Sofla, Sarlak, and Shulabad-e Olya, with its name changed to Shulabad upon its elevation to the status of a city.[4]

Shulabad
شول‌آباد
City
Shulabad is located in Iran
Shulabad
Shulabad
Coordinates: 33°11′07″N 49°11′25″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyAligudarz
DistrictZaz va Mahru
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,531
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population (as the total of its constituent villages before the merger) was 1,063 in 198 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,553 people in 336 households,[6] by which time the village had merged with other villages to form the new city of Shulabad.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,531 people in 422 households.[2]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (22 August 2023). "Shulabad, Aligudarz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (21 July 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Shulabad village, the center of Zaz va Mahru District, from the functions of Aligudarz County in Lorestan province, to a city". Vekalat Online (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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