Balanej
Persian: بالانج
Village
Balanej is located in Iran
Balanej
Balanej
Coordinates: 37°23′48″N 45°09′50″E / 37.39667°N 45.16389°E / 37.39667; 45.16389[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictBaranduzchay-ye Jonubi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,023
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Balanej (Persian: بالانج; in Armenian: Բալանիշ), also Romanized as Bālānej, Bālānaj, Balānej, and Bālānj,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,189 in 506 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,407 people in 629 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,023 people in 797 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2] The village was largely inhabited by Assyrians until the Assyrian genocide.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 March 2023). "Balanej, Urmia County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Balanej can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054953" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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