Balanej

Balanej (Persian: بالانج)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[4]

Balanej Persian: بالانج
Village
Balanej
Coordinates: 37°23′48″N 45°09′50″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Urmia
District	Central
Rural District	Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,023
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Balanej

History

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

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,189 in 506 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,407 people in 629 households.^[6] 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.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Bālānaj, Bālānej, Balānej, and Bālānj; Armenian: Բալանիշ^[3]