Ethnicity The city is populated by ethnic
Azerbaijanis who follow
Shia Islam.
Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,216 in 1,783 households. The following census in 2011 counted 8,864 people in 2,255 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,629 people in 2,385 households. The city sustained damage in the
1930 Salmas earthquake. ==See also==