Shoja
Persian: شجاع
Village
Shoja is located in Iran
Shoja
Shoja
Coordinates: 38°54′02″N 45°38′36″E / 38.90056°N 45.64333°E / 38.90056; 45.64333[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyJolfa
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictShoja
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,538
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shoja (Persian: شجاع, also Romanized as Shojā‘)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Shoja Rural District of the Central District of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,287 in 617 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,297 people in 682 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,538 people in 819 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 April 2023). "Shoja, Jolfa County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Shoja can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3085146" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of 12 villages including villages, farms and places in Marand County under East Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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