Urmia County
Urmia County شهرستان اورمیه یا اورمو | |
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County | |
Location of Urmia County in West Azerbaijan Province. | |
Coordinates: 37°33′N 45°00′E / 37.550°N 45.000°ECoordinates: 37°33′N 45°00′E / 37.550°N 45.000°E | |
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 urmia people are Azerbaijani turks and 10% are kurd,armeni,ashuri.
Administrative divisions
Urmia County map |
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Urmia County is divided into five districts:
- 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.
- Anzal: Anzal-e Jonubi Rural District and Anzal-e Shomali Rural District, with Qushchi as the administrative seat.
- Nazlu: Nazluchay Rural District, Nazlu-e Shomali Rural District and Tala Tappeh Rural District, with Nushin as the administrative seat.
- Silvaneh: Dasht Rural District, Margavar Rural District, and Targavar Rural District, with Silvane as the administrative seat.
- Sumay-ye Beradust: Beradust Rural District, Sumay-ye Jonubi Rural District, and Sumay-ye Shomali Rural District, with Serow as the administrative seat.
References
- ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
- اطلس گیتاشناسی استانهای ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)
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