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Sumay-ye Beradust District

Coordinates: 37°51′N 44°40′E / 37.850°N 44.667°E / 37.850; 44.667
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Sumay-ye Beradust District
Persian: بخش صومای برادوست
Sumay-ye Beradust District is located in Iran
Sumay-ye Beradust District
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

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Ethnicity and religion

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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.[citation needed]

Population

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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

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Armenian: Սոմա և Բրադոստ

References

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  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.