Owlamchi

For the village in Zanjan province, see Owrachi.

Owlamchi Persian: اولامچي
Village
Owlamchi
Coordinates: 36°59′11″N 46°47′39″E / 36.98639°N 46.79417°E / 36.98639; 46.79417[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Baruq
District	Nokhtalu
Rural District	Ajorluy-ye Sharqi
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	297
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Owlamchi (Persian: اولامچي)^[a] is a village in Ajorluy-ye Sharqi Rural District^[4] of Nokhtalu District in Baruq County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Etymology

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village is derived from the Mongolian language and means "purveyor of relay horses".^[5]: 76

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 360 in 70 households, when it was in Baruq District^[b] of Miandoab County.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 327 people in 78 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 297 people in 77 households.^[2]

In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Baruq County and renamed the Central District. The rural district was transferred to the new Nokhtalu District.^[6]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Owlāmchī and Ūlāmchī^[3]
2. Renamed the Central District of Baruq County^[6]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (29 September 2025). "اولامچی [Owlamchi], East Ajorlu RD, Nakhtalu District, Baruq County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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. Owlamchi can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "220224" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 17 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان میاندوآب تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of 17 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Miandoab 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] 44B24584-4CB3-4C78-8A92-308D92668E7E. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 9. Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
5. Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
6. Jahangiri, Eshaq (18 July 2021) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1400/04/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري شهرستان مياندوآب استان آذربايجان غربي [‌Approval letter regarding the national divisions in Miandoab County of West Azerbaijan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 210606. Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
7. 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.
8. 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.