Sumay-ye Beradust District

Sumay-ye Beradust District
Persian: بخش صومای برادوست
Sumay-ye Beradust District
Coordinates: 37°51′N 44°40′E / 37.850°N 44.667°E / 37.850; 44.667[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
CapitalSerow
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
35,183
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sumay-ye Beradust District (Persian: بخش صومای برادوست)[a] is in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Serow.[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity and religion

The district is populated by Kurds and Azerbaijani Turks. The Kurds speak Kurmanji Kurdish and mainly follow Sunni Islam while the Azerbaijanis speak Azeri Turkish and mainly follow Shia Islam.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 39,802 in 6,760 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 36,216 people in 7,721 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 35,183 inhabitants in 7,831 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Sumay-ye Beradust District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3]
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 39,802 36,216 35,183
RD = Rural District

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Armenian: Սոմա և Բրադոստ

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 November 2025). "دهستان صومای جنوبی, بخش صومای برادوست [Sumay-ye Jonubi Rural District, Sumay-ye Beradust District], Urumia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  2. ^ "RMX8+XMV Joheni, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 November 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.