Urmia County () 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.
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 Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 702,376 806,861 879,709 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 Anzal District 25,252 25,729 25,599 Anzal-e Jonubi RD 19,482 20,605 20,560 Anzal-e Shomali RD 2,938 2,598 2,252 Qushchi (city) 2,832 2,526 2,787 Nazlu District 36,732 39,495 39,701 Nazluchay RD 10,624 14,455 13,727 Nazluy-e Shomali RD 16,373 15,538 15,316 Tala Tappeh RD 3,004 2,319 2,278 Nushin (city) 6,731 7,183 8,380 Silvaneh District 52,752 55,437 60,368 Dasht RD 8,647 9,012 10,199 Margavar RD 34,862 37,170 40,174 Targavar RD 7,893 7,765 8,381 Silvaneh (city) 1,350 1,490 1,614 Sumay-ye Beradust District 39,802 36,216 35,183 Beradust RD 13,766 11,593 11,361 Sumay-ye Jonubi RD 13,915 13,075 12,452 Sumay-ye Shomali RD 10,613 10,018 9,570 Serow (city) 1,508 1,530 1,800 Total 856,914 963,738 1,040,565
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