At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,473 in 338 households, when it was in the former Marhemetabad District of Miandoab County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,000 people in 552 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,064 people in 614 households.[2]
In July 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Chaharborj County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[4]
^Shabanlu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3813589" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Habibi, Hassan (13 November 2016) [Approved 13 March 1375]. The transformation of Chahar Borj-e Qadim under Miandoab County into a city. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.10871; Notification 3392/T16032K. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Mobile Library.