At the 2006 National Census, its population was 46,183 in 11,676 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 49,804 people in 14,377 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 52,838 people in 16,655 households.[2]
The city is on a hillside of the
Alborz Mountains between
Gorgan and
Azad Shahr. The Kaboud-val waterfall is near the city. Nearby are the villages of Kholin Darreh, Chinou, Alestan, and Mayan.
The people of Aliabad speak a dialect of Mazanderani language called Katoli.[7]
^Aliabad-e Katul can be found at
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