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Balanej
Persian: بالانج
Village
The village of Balanej
The village of Balanej
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][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictBaranduzchay-ye Jonubi
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
3,023
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Balanej (Persian: بالانج)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District[5] in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

History

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The village was largely inhabited by Assyrians until the Assyrian genocide.[citation needed]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,189 in 506 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,407 people in 629 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,023 people in 797 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[3]

See also

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flag Iran portal

Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Bālānaj, Bālānej, Balānej, and Bālānj; Armenian: Բալանիշ[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "Fuladlu, Bozorgabad, دهستان باراندوزچای جنوبی, بخش مرکزی [Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District, Central District], Urumia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ "95W7+MH6 Balanej, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ 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".
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 20 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای در شهرستان ارومیه تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 7DD016E4-E840-4986-9FDD-044DD3A0B2EE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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