Sumay-ye Beradust District

Not to be confused with Sumay-ye Jonubi Rural District, Sumay-ye Shomali Rural District, or Beradust Rural District.

For other places with a similar name, see Sumay.

Sumay-ye Beradust District (Persian: بخش صومای برادوست)^[a] is in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Serow.^[3]

Sumay-ye Beradust District Persian: بخش صومای برادوست
District
Sumay-ye Beradust District
Coordinates: 37°51′00″N 44°40′00″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Urmia
Capital	Serow
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	35,183
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 39,802 in 6,760 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 36,216 people in 7,721 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 35,183 inhabitants in 7,831 households. 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.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Sumay-ye Beradust District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
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

Iran portal

Notes

1. Armenian: Սոմա և Բրադոստ

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "Sumay-ye Beradust District (Urmia County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. 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. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.