Eslamshahr-e Aqgol

Eslamshahr-e Aqgol (Persian: اسلام‌شهر آق‌گل), formerly Eslamabad (اسلام اباد), also Romanized as Eslāmābād; also known as Qārlaq-e Kūchek, is a city in the Central District of Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Tork-e Sharqi Rural District.

Eslamshahr-e Aqgol
Persian: اسلام‌شهر آق‌گل
City
Eslamshahr-e Aqgol
Coordinates: 34°33′26″N 48°59′22″E
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyMalayer
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
  Total4,031
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,717 in 870 households, when it was a village in Tork-e Sharqi Rural District of Jowkar District. The following census in 2011 counted 3,780 people in 1,071 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,031 people in 1,185 households, by which time the rural district had been transferred to the Central District. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

After the census, the village of Eslamabad was elevated to the status of a city and renamed Eslamshahr-e Aqgol.

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