Kojur

Kojur (Persian: كوجور), also Romanized as Kujur; also known as Baladeh-ye Kujūr, Kujūr, and Dehe Kujūr, is a city in Kojur District of Nowshahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Tavabe-ye Kojur Rural District. The city was founded by the Paduspanid ruler Eskandar II.

Kojur
Persian: كوجور
City
Kojur
Coordinates: 36°23′05″N 51°43′37″E
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyNowshahr
DistrictKojur
Population
 (2016)
  Total3,120
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,215 in 570 households, when it was a village in Tavabe-ye Kojur Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 3,328 people in 1,017 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,120 people in 1,052 households, by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.

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