Miandoab

For the administrative division of West Azerbaijan province, see Miandoab County. For the village in Kerman province, see Miandoab.

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]

Miandoab مياندوآب
City
Historic bridge in Miandoab
Miandoab
Coordinates: 36°57′57″N 46°06′19″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

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

Miandoab is largely populated by Azerbaijanis.^[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 112,933 in 29,207 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 123,081 people in 35,066 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 134,425 people in 41,459 households.^[3]

Geography

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.

See also

Media related to Miandoab at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Meyāndoāb, Mīāndoāb, Mīāndow Āb, Mīāndowāb, Mīāndūāb, Mīyāndoāb, and Miyāndūāb; Azerbaijani: قوشاچای, romanized as Qoşaçay^[4]