It has 9,739 inhabitants as of 2002 and was declared a town in 2005.

In 1970, the village of Arpaçbahşiş was declared a town.

For this reason the city does not celebrate its foundation, but rather the date in which it was declared a town on April 7, 1813.

To save administration costs, the township was declared a town by the new provincial government.

It was declared a town in 1950 and a city in 1998.

On April 19, 1894 the place was declared a town by decree of the state congress.

In 1894 Chodau is declared a town and gets the right to use its own coat of arms.

It acquired its present name in 1942, and was declared a town in 1960.

The settlement became a capital for a few months from 5 June 1900, but was only declared a municipal town in 1904.

The seat was officially declared a town in 1894.