At the time of the 2006 National Census, Yowla Galdi's population was 3,590 in 789 households, when it was a village in Yowla Galdi Rural District of the former Showt District of Maku County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 3,845 people in 898 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Showt County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,935 people in 1,041 households.[2]
After the census, Yowla Galdi was elevated to the status of a city.[6]
^Yowla Galdi can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3826743" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Habibi, Hassan (22 December 2014) [Approved 29 August 1370]. Making reforms in the villages of West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 9218.1.4.42; Notification 71023/T140K. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
^Davodi, Parviz (24 January 1393) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 138613/42/4/1; Notification 156165/T32690K. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.