Urmia County
Encyclopedia
Urmia County 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. The county has five cities: Urmia
, Qushchi
, Silvaneh
, Serow
, and Nushin
.
Urmia County is divided into five districts:
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in West Azerbaijan Province in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Urmia
Urmia
- Demographics :According to official census of 2006, the population of Urmia is about 871,204.- Language :The population of Urmia is mainly Azerbaijani people, with Kurdish, Assyrian Christian, and Armenian minorities...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 856,914, in 215,342 families. The county has five cities: Urmia
Urmia
- Demographics :According to official census of 2006, the population of Urmia is about 871,204.- Language :The population of Urmia is mainly Azerbaijani people, with Kurdish, Assyrian Christian, and Armenian minorities...
, Qushchi
Qushchi
Qushchi is a city in and the capital of Anzal District, in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,832, in 828 families....
, Silvaneh
Silvaneh
Silvaneh is a city in and the capital of Silvaneh District, in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,350, in 243 families....
, Serow
Serow, Iran
Serow is a city in and the capital of Sumay Baradust District, in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,508, in 279 families....
, and Nushin
Nushin
Nushin is a city in and the capital of Nazlu District, in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,731, in 1,626 families....
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Administrative divisions
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Urmia County is divided into five districts:
- Central: Baranduzchay, Baranduzchay Shomali, Baranduzchay Jonubi, Bashqale, Bakshluchay , Torkman, Dol, Rozechay, Nazluchay Jonubi, with Urmia as the administrative seat.
- AnzalAnzal DistrictAnzal District is a district in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 25,252, in 5,923 families. The District has one city: Qushchi....
: Anzal Jonoubi, Anzal Shomali, with Qushchi as the administrative seat. - Silvaneh: Tergawar, Margawar, Dasht, with Silvane as the administrative seat.
- Sumay Baradust: Somay Jonubi, Somay Shomali, BradostBradostBradost or Baradust is a famous clan inhabiting a vast geographical area located in the middle of historic Kurdistan, in the region between Iraq and Iran's borders. Sidakan District in Iraq is one of the largest areas inhabited by the Bradost clan. In Iran, the clan inhabited Somai Bradost, Doll...
, with Sero as the administrative seat. - NazluNazlu DistrictNazlu District is a district in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 36,732, in 8,943 families. The District has one city: Nushin....
: Talatape, Nazluchay, Nazluchay shomali, with Nushin as the administrative seat.