At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,364 in 1,980 households,[5] when it was capital of the former Kiakola District of Qaem Shahr County. The following census in 2011 counted 7,691 people in 2,276 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 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. Kiakola was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4]
^Kiakola can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071628" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ abRahimi, Mohammad Reza (1 January 2016) [Approved 29 September 1391]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Mazandaran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 121434/42/4/1; Notification 213858/T48692H. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.