Urmia County

Urmia County
Persian: شهرستان ارومیه
County
Assyrian church of St. George (left) and Armenian church of St. Mary (right) in Reyhanabad
Assyrian church of St. George (left) and Armenian church of St. Mary (right) in Reyhanabad
Location of Urmia County in West Azerbaijan province (center, green)
Location of Urmia County in West Azerbaijan province (center, green)
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°39′N 44°58′E / 37.650°N 44.967°E / 37.650; 44.967
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CapitalUrmia
DistrictsCentral, Anzal, Nazlu, Silvaneh, Sumay-ye Beradust
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
1,040,565
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Urmia County at GEOnet Names Server
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Urmia County (Persian: شهرستان ارومیه) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Urmia.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The county is mainly populated by Azerbaijanis, Persians and Kurds.[citation needed]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 856,914 in 215,342 households. The following census in 2011 counted 963,738 people in 272,439 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,040,565 in 304,306 households.

Administrative divisions

Urmia County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Urmia County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District702,376806,861879,709
Bakeshluchay RD22,67228,86434,683
Baranduz RD11,50211,08812,008
Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi RD10,0689,41611,408
Baranduzchay-ye Shomali RD7,4667,5298,486
Bash Qaleh RD9,8629,99410,043
Dul RD8,5247,5307,487
Nazluy-e Jonubi RD8,3507,5387,510
Rowzeh Chay RD36,55647,51041,843
Torkaman RD10,0699,89310,017
Urmia (city)577,307667,499736,224
Anzal District25,25225,72925,599
Anzal-e Jonubi RD19,48220,60520,560
Anzal-e Shomali RD2,9382,5982,252
Qushchi (city)2,8322,5262,787
Nazlu District36,73239,49539,701
Nazluchay RD10,62414,45513,727
Nazluy-e Shomali RD16,37315,53815,316
Tala Tappeh RD3,0042,3192,278
Nushin (city)6,7317,1838,380
Silvaneh District52,75255,43760,368
Dasht RD8,6479,01210,199
Margavar RD34,86237,17040,174
Targavar RD7,8937,7658,381
Silvaneh (city)1,3501,4901,614
Sumay-ye Beradust District39,80236,21635,183
Beradust RD13,76611,59311,361
Sumay-ye Jonubi RD13,91513,07512,452
Sumay-ye Shomali RD10,61310,0189,570
Serow (city)1,5081,5301,800
Total856,914963,7381,040,565
RD = Rural District

See also

Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Urmia County at Wikimedia Commons

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "MX28+2M3 Janizeh, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. 1 2 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.