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

Media related to Urmia County at Wikimedia Commons

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