Urmia County

Urmia County
شهرستان اورمیه یا اورمو
County

Counties of West Azerbaijan Province

Location of West Azerbaijan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°33′N 45°00′E / 37.550°N 45.000°E / 37.550; 45.000Coordinates: 37°33′N 45°00′E / 37.550°N 45.000°E / 37.550; 45.000
Country  Iran
Province West Azerbaijan
Capital Urmia
Bakhsh (Districts) Central District, Anzal District, Silvaneh District, Sumay-ye Beradust District, Nazlu District
Population (2006)
 • Total 856,914
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
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Urmia County (Persian: یا به ترکی اورمو شهرستان اورمیه‎‎) is a county in West Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Urmia. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 856,914, in 215,342 families.[1] The county has five cities: Urmia, Qushchi, Silvaneh, Serow, and Nushin. 90% of the population are Azarbaijanis and 10% are Kurdish, Armenian and Assyrian.

Administrative divisions

Urmia County map

Urmia County is divided into five districts:

  1. Central: Bakeshluchay Rural District, Baranduz Rural District, Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District, Baranduzchay-ye Shomali Rural District, Bash Qaleh Rural District, Dul Rural District, Nazluy-ye Jonubi Rural District, Rowzeh Chay Rural District, and Torkaman Rural District, with Urmia as the administrative seat.
  2. Anzal: Anzal-e Jonubi Rural District and Anzal-e Shomali Rural District, with Qushchi as the administrative seat.
  3. Nazlu: Nazluchay Rural District, Nazlu-e Shomali Rural District and Tala Tappeh Rural District, with Nushin as the administrative seat.
  4. Silvaneh: Dasht Rural District, Margavar Rural District, and Targavar Rural District, with Silvane as the administrative seat.
  5. Sumay-ye Beradust: Beradust Rural District, Sumay-ye Jonubi Rural District, and Sumay-ye Shomali Rural District, with Serow as the administrative seat.

References

  1. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.


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