Summary
Miandoab (Persian: مياندوآب) is a city in the Central District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Miandoab
مياندوآب | |
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City | |
 Historic bridge in Miandoab | |
  Miandoab | |
| 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 |
At the 2006 census, its population was 112,933 in 29,207 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 123,081 people in 35,066 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 134,425 people in 41,459 households.[3]
Demographics edit
Miandoab is largely populated by Azerbaijanis.[7]
Geography edit
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.
Miandoab County edit
The area of Miandoab County is 2694 square kilometers. Miandoab County is located between the Iranian counties of Bukan, Malekan, Mahabad, and Shahin Dezh.
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 February 2024). "Miandoab, Miandoab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "شهرداری میاندوآب در عمل به مناظره پاسخ می دهد".
- ^ 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.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Moradi, Golmorad (1992). Ein Jahr autonome Regierung in Kurdistan: die Mahabad-Republik 1946-1947 : Geschichte der kurdischen Aufstandsbewegungen von der arabisch-islamischen Invasion bis zur Mahabad-Republik. City University of Applied Sciences. p. 256.