Khodaju

Khodaju
Persian: خداجو
City
Khodaju
Coordinates: 37°18′39″N 46°31′49″E / 37.31083°N 46.53028°E / 37.31083; 46.53028[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyMaragheh
DistrictSaraju
Established as a city1998[3]
Elevation
1,490 m (4,890 ft)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
1,824
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code041

Khodaju (Persian: خداجو)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Saraju District in Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[6] It also serves as the administrative center for Sarajuy-ye Sharqi Rural District.[7] The village of Kharaju was converted to a city in 1998.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,458 in 361 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,584 people in 430 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,824 people in 572 households.[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Khodajū; formerly known as Kharaju (خراجو)[5] (Azerbaijani: خراجو)

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "ملاقاسم, دهستان سراجوی شرقی, بخش سراجو [Molla Qasem, Sarajuy-ye Sharqi Rural District, Saraju District], Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "8G6J+84J Khodaju, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (20 May 1998) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1377/02/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای خراجو مرکز بخش سراجو از توابع شهرستان مراغه در استان آذربایجان شرقی به شهر خراجو [‌Transforming the village of Kharaju, the center of Saraju District, from the functions of Maragheh Co in East Azerbaijan province to the city of Kharaju]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 82373F1C-26B7-4474-915A-511BB34BD8F2. شماره دوره [Course number] 77. Archived from the original on 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (30 January 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/11/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Reforms and changes in national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره 66015/42/04/1 [Proposal No. 66015/42/04/1]. Archived from the original on 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (8 January 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/10/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس بخش سراجو به مرکزیت روستای خراجو، در تابعیت شهرستان مراغه در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Creation and establishment of Saraju District centered on Khodaju village, under the jurisdiction of Maragheh County in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 91587BE4-5246-4218-93C7-737495CA411E. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 13 دهستان در شهرستان مراغه تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Creation and formation of 13 rural districts in Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] F7D1D64B-B589-40D7-BDDA-8FDC4D0372F9. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 11. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.