Miandoab
مياندوآب | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 36°57′57″N 46°06′19″E / 36.96583°N 46.10528°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | West Azerbaijan |
County | Miandoab |
District | Central |
Government | |
• Mayor | Abdollah Abdollahi[2] |
• Parliament | Mehdi Eisazadeh (Miandoab, Shahin Dezh and Takab (electoral district)) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 134,425 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Area code | 044 |
Miandoab (Persian: مياندوآب)[a] is a city in the Central District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5]
At the 2006 census, its population was 112,933 in 29,207 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 123,081 people in 35,066 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 134,425 people in 41,459 households.[3]
Miandoab is largely populated by Azerbaijanis.[8]
The city of Miandoab is on the Zarriné-Rūd river and located in the center of the plain that slopes down to Lake Urmia. It is 1,314 metres (4,311 ft) above the sea level, at 46°6′E latitude and 36°58′N longitude.
The city is a transportation connection point between West Azerbaijan Province and East Azerbaijan Province. Thus, the city has been a transportation crossroads between the two large provinces, and has attracted political and economic interest from local and international governments.
The area of Miandoab County is 2,694 square kilometers.[citation needed] Miandoab County is located between the Iranian counties of Bukan, Malekan, Mahabad, and Shahin Dezh.