Gangachin

Gangachin Persian: گنگچين
Village
Gangachin
Coordinates: 37°45′20″N 44°39′23″E / 37.75556°N 44.65639°E / 37.75556; 44.65639[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Urmia
District	Sumay-ye Beradust
Rural District	Beradust
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,488
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gangachin (Persian: گنگچين)^[a] is a village in Beradust Rural District^[4] of Sumay-ye Beradust District in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,682 in 472 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,458 people in 566 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,488 people in 546 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Gangachīn and Gangechīn; Armenian: Կենկեչի^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "Gangachin, دهستان برادوست, بخش صومای برادوست [Beradust Rural District, Sumay-ye Beradust District], Urumia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
2. 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.
3. Gangachin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063414" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.