At the 2006 census, its population was 23,203 in 6,371 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 24,355 people in 8,189 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 25,635 people in 8,189 households.[2]
As the name implies, the city is an amalgam of two earlier settlements: Kelishad (
Persian: کلیشاد), also
Romanized as Kelīshād, Kalūshād, and Gulshād; also known as Kelīshād-e Soflá, Kelīshād-e Vasūderjān, and Bābā ‘Abdollāh)[6] and Sudarjan (Persian: سودرجان), also Romanized as Sūdarjān and Sūdjān).[7]
^Kelishad can be found at
GEOnet Names Server, at
this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "6013286" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Sudarjan can be found at
GEOnet Names Server, at
this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "6012378" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".