Kiakola (Persian: كياكلا), also Romanized as Kīākolā, Kīā Kolā, Kīā Kalā, and Kīyā Kalā; formerly Jadīd ol Eslām,[3] is a city in the Central District of Simorgh County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Kiakola Persian: كياكلا | |
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City | |
  Kiakola | |
| Coordinates: 36°34′58″N 52°48′41″E / 36.58278°N 52.81139°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Mazandaran |
| County | Simorgh |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,040 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 7,364 in 1,980 households, when it was in the former Kiakola District of Qaem Shahr County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 7,691 people in 2,276 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 8,040 people in 2,691 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Simorgh County, with Kiakola as its capital.[4]
