Sumay-ye Beradust District

Not to be confused with Sumay-ye Jonubi Rural District, Sumay-ye Shomali Rural District, or Beradust Rural District.

For other places with a similar name, see Sumay.

Sumay-ye Beradust District (Persian: بخش صومای برادوست)^[a] is in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Serow.^[3]

Sumay-ye Beradust District Persian: بخش صومای برادوست
District
Sumay-ye Beradust District
Coordinates: 37°51′00″N 44°40′00″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Urmia
Capital	Serow
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	35,183
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 39,802 in 6,760 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 36,216 people in 7,721 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 35,183 inhabitants in 7,831 households. The district is populated by Kurds and Azerbaijani Turks. The Kurds speak Kurmanji Kurdish and mainly follow Sunni Islam while the Azerbaijanis speak Azeri Turkish and mainly follow Shia Islam.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Sumay-ye Beradust District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Beradust RD	13,766	11,593	11,361
Sumay-ye Jonubi RD	13,915	13,075	12,452
Sumay-ye Shomali RD	10,613	10,018	9,570
Serow (city)	1,508	1,530	1,800
Total	39,802	36,216	35,183
RD = Rural District

See also

Notes

1. Armenian: Սոմա և Բրադոստ