Central District (Urmia County)

Central District (Urmia County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ارومیه
Central District (Urmia County)
Coordinates: 37°26′N 45°08′E / 37.433°N 45.133°E / 37.433; 45.133[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
CapitalUrmia
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
879,709
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Urmia County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ارومیه) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Urmia.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 702,376 in 184,576 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 806,861 people in 235,689 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 879,709 inhabitants in 264,760 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Urmia County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3]
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
Total 702,376 806,861 879,709
RD = Rural District

See also

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 October 2025). "دهستان باراندوزچای شمالی, بخش مرکزی [Baranduzchay-ye Shomali Rural District, Central District], Urumia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  2. ^ "C4MM+88P قره لر [Qarah Lar], West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  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. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.