Pul, Iran

Pul Persian: پول
City
The city of Pul
Pul
Coordinates: 36°23′44″N 51°35′37″E / 36.39556°N 51.59361°E / 36.39556; 51.59361[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Mazandaran
County	Nowshahr
District	Kojur
Established as a city	2010[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	3,150
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Pul (Persian: پول)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Kojur District in Nowshahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran.^[6] It also serves as the administrative center for Zanus Rastaq Rural District.^[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Pul's population was 1,204 in 330 households, when it was a village in Zanus Rastaq Rural District.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 2,806 people in 741 households,^[9] by which time the village had been converted to a city.^[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,150 people in 1,064 households.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Pūl^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (22 October 2024). "Pool, بخش کجور [Kojur District], Nowshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
2. "9HWV+6CH Pul, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
3. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (21 November 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/08/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای پول مرکز بخش کجور شهرستان نوشهر در استان مازندران به شهر [‌Approval regarding the transformation of the village of Pul, the center of Kojur District, Nowshahr County in Mazandaran province, into a city]. 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]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 213927/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
4. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
5. Pul can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078606" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
6. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کوری استان مازندران به مرکزیت شهر ساری [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Mazandaran province, centered in Sari city]. 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] 6BCA9E6B-F7AD-441C-8A24-47D38564A5F5. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
7. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. قوانین و مقررات › ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 11 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای واقع در شهرستان نوشهر تابعه استان مازندران [‌Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Nowshahr County, Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11263.5.53. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran 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 مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.