Urmia County
Urmia County
Persian: شهرستان ارومیه | |
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 Location of Urmia County in West Azerbaijan province (center, green) | |
 Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°39′N 44°58′E / 37.650°N 44.967°E[1][2] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| Capital | Urmia |
| Districts | Central, Anzal, Nazlu, Silvaneh, Sumay-ye Beradust |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 1,040,565 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Urmia County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205903" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". | |
Urmia County (Persian: شهرستان ارومیه) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Urmia.[4]
Demographics
[edit]Ethnicity
[edit]The county is mainly populated by Azerbaijanis, Persians and Kurds.[citation needed]
Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 856,914 in 215,342 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 963,738 people in 272,439 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,040,565 in 304,306 households.[3]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Urmia County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[3] |
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| Central District | 702,376 | 806,861 | 879,709 |
| Bakeshluchay RD | 22,672 | 28,864 | 34,683 |
| Baranduz RD | 11,502 | 11,088 | 12,008 |
| Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi RD | 10,068 | 9,416 | 11,408 |
| Baranduzchay-ye Shomali RD | 7,466 | 7,529 | 8,486 |
| Bash Qaleh RD | 9,862 | 9,994 | 10,043 |
| Dul RD | 8,524 | 7,530 | 7,487 |
| Nazluy-e Jonubi RD | 8,350 | 7,538 | 7,510 |
| Rowzeh Chay RD | 36,556 | 47,510 | 41,843 |
| Torkaman RD | 10,069 | 9,893 | 10,017 |
| Urmia (city) | 577,307 | 667,499 | 736,224 |
| Anzal District | 25,252 | 25,729 | 25,599 |
| Anzal-e Jonubi RD | 19,482 | 20,605 | 20,560 |
| Anzal-e Shomali RD | 2,938 | 2,598 | 2,252 |
| Qushchi (city) | 2,832 | 2,526 | 2,787 |
| Nazlu District | 36,732 | 39,495 | 39,701 |
| Nazluchay RD | 10,624 | 14,455 | 13,727 |
| Nazluy-e Shomali RD | 16,373 | 15,538 | 15,316 |
| Tala Tappeh RD | 3,004 | 2,319 | 2,278 |
| Nushin (city) | 6,731 | 7,183 | 8,380 |
| Silvaneh District | 52,752 | 55,437 | 60,368 |
| Dasht RD | 8,647 | 9,012 | 10,199 |
| Margavar RD | 34,862 | 37,170 | 40,174 |
| Targavar RD | 7,893 | 7,765 | 8,381 |
| Silvaneh (city) | 1,350 | 1,490 | 1,614 |
| Sumay-ye Beradust District | 39,802 | 36,216 | 35,183 |
| Beradust RD | 13,766 | 11,593 | 11,361 |
| Sumay-ye Jonubi RD | 13,915 | 13,075 | 12,452 |
| Sumay-ye Shomali RD | 10,613 | 10,018 | 9,570 |
| Serow (city) | 1,508 | 1,530 | 1,800 |
| Total | 856,914 | 963,738 | 1,040,565 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
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Media related to Urmia County at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 October 2025). "دهستان روضه چای, بخش مرکزی [Rowzeh Chay Rural District, Central District], Urumia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "MX28+2M3 Janizeh, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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