In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) a clan of Mohammad Khanlu tribe, comprising 55 households, used Safarlu as their winter quarters.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 298 in 72 households, when it was in the former Khoda Afarin District of Kaleybar County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 252 people in 66 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 246 people in 65 households.[2]
^ abسرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^Safarlu can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3081783" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 30 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان اهر تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ahar County under East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 1F7402E2-5CAC-4D1B-B0FF-D19D6D096C79. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 11. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
^P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, p. 69
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original(Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (28 November 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/09/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان كليبر [Approval letter regarding national divisions in Kaleybar County]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره 1/4/42/111195 [Proposal Number 1/4/42/111195]. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
