At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 9,592 in 2,605 households, when it was in the formerAbbasabad District ofTonekabon County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 8,654 people in 2,560 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment ofAbbasabad County. The city was transferred to the newKelarabad District.[5][c] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 9,656 people in 3,057 households,[3] when the district had been renamedSalmanshahr District.[6]
Tourism serves as a primary source of revenue for the city.[9] In the late 2000s, a significant development and construction initiative known as "Gou" or "Diamond of the Middle East" commenced. The foundation of these projects was established on the same location as the Gou Motel. This extensive complex, which encompasses commercial, residential, tourist, sports, and entertainment facilities, features a 5-star luxury hotel named the Swan, two 25-story residential twin towers, the Negin Pouria commercial tower, a sports complex, and a six-story parking garage designed in the form of a massive ship.
^abسرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province].مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved19 December 2022.
^Salman Shahr can be found atGEOnet Names Server, atthis link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3075910" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^abDavodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 24 May 2009].Divisional reforms and changes in Mazandaran province.qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 154154/42/4/1. Archived fromthe original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved20 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^abcRahimi, Mohammad Reza (25 July 2012) [مصوب (Approved on) 1391,05,04 (Iranian Jalali calendar)].اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان مازندران [Divisional reforms in Mazandaran province].سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian).وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior].کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board].پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal numbers] 5622/42/4/1, 144980/42/4/1, and 40794/42/4/1. Archived fromthe original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved22 December 2025.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province].مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved25 September 2022.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province].Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian).مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved19 December 2022.
^"متل قو، شهری میان جنگل و دریا".خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 1 October 2019. Retrieved16 January 2020.
