Khodaju

For other places with the same name as this city's former name, see Kharaju.

Khodaju (Persian: خداجو)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Saraju District of Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Sarajuy-ye Sharqi Rural District.^[5]

Khodaju Persian: خداجو
City
Khodaju
Coordinates: 37°18′39″N 46°31′49″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Maragheh
District	Saraju
Elevation	1,490 m (4,890 ft)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,824
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code	041

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,458 in 361 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,584 people in 430 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,824 people in 572 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Khodajū; formerly Kharaju,^[3] Azerbaijani: خراجو

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Khodaju, Maragheh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. "Shahr Mehr was added to the country's geography map; with five changes in the map of country divisions". Dolat (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 18 October 1373]. Creation and establishment of Saraju District centered on Khodaju village, under the jurisdiction of Maragheh County in East Azerbaijan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.1011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 13 rural districts in Maragheh County under East Azerbaijan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 110516/T674. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan 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): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.