Balanej

Balanej (Persian: بالانج, also Romanized as Bālānej, Bālānaj, Balānej, and Bālānj)^[3] is a village in Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi Rural District of the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Balanej Persian: بالانج
Village
Balanej
Coordinates: 37°23′48″N 45°09′50″E / 37.39667°N 45.16389°E / 37.39667; 45.16389^[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)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,189 in 506 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,407 people in 629 households.^[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,023 people in 797 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.^[2] The village was largely inhabited by Assyrians until the Assyrian genocide.^{[citation needed]}

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References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 March 2023). "Balanej, Urmia County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
2. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Balanej can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054953" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. . 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.