Sojas

This article is about the city in Iran. For other uses of a similar name, see Soja. For the administrative divisions, see Sojas Rud District and Sojas Rud Rural District.

Sojas (Persian: سجاس)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Sojas Rud District in Khodabandeh County, Zanjan province, Iran.^[7] As a village, Sojas was the capital of Sojas Rud Rural District^[8] until its capital was transferred to the village of Chuzak.^[5] The village of Sojas was converted to a city in 1998.^[3]

Sojas Persian: سجاس
City
Sojas Mosque
Sojas
Coordinates: 36°14′20″N 48°33′17″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Zanjan
County	Khodabandeh
District	Sojas Rud
Established	1998[3]
Elevation [4]	1,762 m (5,781 ft)
Population  (2016)[5]
• Total	7,037
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,577 in 1,345 households.^[9] The following census in 2011 counted 6,666 people in 1,725 households.^[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,037 people in 2,038 households.^[5]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Sojās; also known as Sudzhas and Sujās^[6]