The Central District of Urmia County ( fa, بخش مرکزی شهرستان ارومیه) is a district (

bakhsh A ( fa, بخش, also romanized as ) is a third-level administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as "county," it is more accurately translated as "district," similar to a township in the United States or a district of En ...

) in

Urmia County Urmia County ( fa, شهرستان ارومیه) is located in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Urmia Urmia or Orumiyeh ( fa, ارومیه, Variously transliterated as ''Oroumieh'', ''Oroumiyeh'', ''Orūmīyeh'' ...

, West Azerbaijan Province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 702,376, in 184,576 families. The District has one city:

Urmia Urmia or Orumiyeh ( fa, ارومیه, Variously transliterated as ''Oroumieh'', ''Oroumiyeh'', ''Orūmīyeh'' and ''Urūmiyeh''.) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran and the capital of Urmia County. It is situated at an alt ...

. The District has nine

rural district Rural districts were a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Ireland for the administration of predominantly rural areas at a level lower than that of the Ad ...

s (''dehestan''):

Bakeshluchay Rural District Bakeshluchay Rural District ( fa, دهستان بکشلوچای) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also ...

Baranduz Rural District Baranduz Rural District ( fa, دهستان باراندوز) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also cal ...

Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District ( fa, دهستان باراندوزچای جنوبی) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Repu ...

Baranduzchay-ye Shomali Rural District Baranduzchay-ye Shomali Rural District ( fa, دهستان باراندوزچای شمالی) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Rep ...

Bash Qaleh Rural District Bash Qaleh Rural District ( fa, دهستان باش قلعه) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also cal ...

Dul Rural District Dul Rural District ( fa, دهستان دول) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is ...

Nazluy-ye Jonubi Rural District Nazluy-ye Jonubi Rural District ( fa, دهستان نازلوی جنوبی) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...

Rowzeh Chay Rural District Rowzeh Chay Rural District ( fa, دهستان روضه‌چای) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also ...

, and Torkaman Rural District.

References

Urmia County Districts of West Azerbaijan Province {{Urmia-geo-stub