Sojas

Sojas
Persian: سجاس
City
Sojas Mosque
Sojas Mosque
Sojas is located in Iran
Sojas
Sojas
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 36°14′20″N 48°33′17″E / 36.23889°N 48.55472°E / 36.23889; 48.55472
CountryIran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyKhodabandeh
DistrictSojas Rud
Established1998
Elevation
1,762 m (5,781 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
7,037
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sojas (Persian: سجاس) is a city in, and the capital of, Sojas Rud District in Khodabandeh County, Zanjan province, Iran. As a village, Sojas was the capital of Sojas Rud Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Chuzak. The village of Sojas was converted to a city in 1998.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,577 in 1,345 households. The following census in 2011 counted 6,666 people in 1,725 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,037 people in 2,038 households.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Sojās; also known as Sudzhas and Sujās

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 September 2024). "Sojas City, Sojas Rud District, Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "6HQ3+HV5 Sojas, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (20 May 1998) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1377/02/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای سجاس مرکز سجاس رود تابع شهرستان خدابنده در استان زنجان به شهر سجاس [‌The transformation of Sojas village, the center of Sojas Rud District under Khodabandeh County in Zanjan province, into Sojas city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 543A2504-D7F1-4DF5-9F7E-9860C5D8D176. شماره دوره [Course number] 77. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Global Solar Atlas". globalsolaratlas.info. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Sojas at GEOnet Names Server
  7. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (19 February 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/11/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و اصلاحات در محدوده استان زنجان [‌Establishment and reforms within the province of Zanjan]. 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] D07D9EBB-7EF5-4B68-9A5E-0CD1217E5519. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 November 1986) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1365/08/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 9 دهستان شامل روستاها و مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان خدابنده تابع استان زنجان [‌Creation and formation of nine rural districts, including villages, farms and places in Khodabandeh County under Zanjan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 66E9DE86-7D23-4721-A9AF-C99963BDD1D6. شماره دوره [Course number] 65, شماره جلد [Volume number] 5. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.