Aliabad-e Katul

For the administrative division, see Katul Rural District. For other places with similar names, see Aliabad.

Aliabad-e Katul علی‌آباد کتول
City
Aliabad-e Katul
Aliabad-e Katul
Coordinates: 36°54′27″N 54°52′00″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Aliabad
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	52,838
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Aliabad-e Katul at GEOnet Names Server

Aliabad-e Katul (Persian: علی‌آباد كتول)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Aliabad County, Golestan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4] The city is on a hillside of the Alborz Mountains between Gorgan and Azad Shahr. The Kaboud-val waterfall is near the city. Nearby are the villages of Kholin Darreh, Chinou, Alestan, and Mayan.

Demographics

Language

The people of Aliabad speak a dialect of Mazanderani language called Katoli.^[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 46,183 in 11,676 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 49,804 people in 14,377 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 52,838 people in 16,655 households.^[2]

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Aliabad-e Katool, Aliâbâd Katool, and ‘Alīābād-e Katūl; also known as Aliabad (علی‌آباد), also romanized as ‘Alīābād^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (16 October 2024). "Aliabad-e Katul, Aliabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Aliabad-e Katul can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3052543" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Subject Letter 3233.1.5.53; Notification 83346/T144K. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Borjian, Habib (2004). "Māzandarān: Language and People". Iran & the Caucasus. 8 (2). Brill: 295. doi:10.1163/1573384043076045. JSTOR 4030997.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Golestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.