Aqqala (Persian: آق قلا, also Romanized as Akgala and Ākgalā)[3] is a city in the Central District of Aqqala County, Golestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Aqqala
Persian: آققلا | |
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City | |
Aqqala | |
Coordinates: 37°00′40″N 54°27′28″E / 37.01111°N 54.45778°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Golestan |
County | Aqqala |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 35,116 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Aqqala at GEOnet Names Server |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 27,402 in 5,811 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 31,626 people in 8,062 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 35,116 people in 9,498 households.[2]