Aliabad-e Katul

Aliabad-e Katul is a city in the Central District of Aliabad County, Golestan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. 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.

Language
The people of Aliabad speak a dialect of Mazanderani language called Katoli.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 46,183 in 11,676 households. The following census in 2011 counted 49,804 people in 14,377 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 52,838 people in 16,655 households.