Miandoab

Miandoab (Persian: مياندوآب) is a city in the Central District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, and serves as capital of the county.

For the administrative division, see Miandoab County. For the village in Kerman province, see Miandoab.
Miandoab
مياندوآب
City
Historic bridge in Miandoab
Historic bridge in Miandoab
Miandoab is located in Iran
Miandoab
Miandoab
Coordinates: 36°57′53″N 46°06′29″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyMiandoab
DistrictCentral
Government
 • MayorAbdollah Abdollahi[2]
 • ParliamentMahdi eisazadeh
(Miandoab, Shahin Dezh and Takab (electoral district))
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total134,425
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code044

At the 2006 census, its population was 112,933 in 29,207 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 123,081 people in 35,066 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 134,425 people in 41,459 households.[3]

Demographics

Miandoab is largely populated by Azerbaijanis.[6]

Geography

The city of Miandoab is on the Zarriné-Rūd river and located in the center of the plain that slopes down to Lake Urmia. It is 1,314 metres (4,311 ft) above the sea level, at 46°6′E latitude and 36°58′N longitude.

The city is a transportation connection point between West Azerbaijan Province and East Azerbaijan Province. Thus, the city has been a transportation crossroads between the two large provinces, and has attracted political and economic interest from local and international governments.

Miandoab County

The area of Miandoab County is 2694 square kilometers. Miandoab County is located between the Iranian counties of Bukan, Malekan, Mahabad, and Shahin Dezh.

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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (7 March 2023). "Village, Miandoab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. "شهرداری میاندوآب در عمل به مناظره پاسخ می دهد".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. Moradi, Golmorad (1992). Ein Jahr autonome Regierung in Kurdistan: die Mahabad-Republik 1946-1947 : Geschichte der kurdischen Aufstandsbewegungen von der arabisch-islamischen Invasion bis zur Mahabad-Republik. City University of Applied Sciences. p. 256.
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