Shoja, East Azerbaijan
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Shoja
Persian: شجاع | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Shoja | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′02″N 45°38′41″E / 38.90056°N 45.64472°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Jolfa |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Shoja |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,538 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Shoja (Persian: شجاع)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Shoja Rural District[4] in the Central District of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,287 in 617 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,297 people in 682 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,538 people in 819 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
