Sumay-ye Shomali Rural District

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

For other places with a similar name, see Sumay.

Sumay-ye Shomali Rural District Persian: دهستان صومائ شمالي
Rural District
Sumay-ye Shomali Rural District
Coordinates: 37°58′N 44°46′E / 37.967°N 44.767°E / 37.967; 44.767[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Urmia
District	Sumay-ye Beradust
Established	1987[3]
Capital	Mamakan
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	9,570
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sumay-ye Shomali Rural District (Persian: دهستان صومائ شمالي)^[5] is in Sumay-ye Beradust District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[6] Its capital is the village of Mamakan.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 10,613 in 1,845 households.^[7] There were 10,018 inhabitants in 2,187 households at the following census of 2011.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,570 in 2,217 households. The most populous of its 25 villages was Mamakan, with 1,685 people.^[4]

Other villages in the rural district

• Bachehjik
• Kani Rash
• Mastakan
• Qarani
• Seydan
• Yengejeh

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (5 November 2025). "دهستان صومای شمالی, بخش صومای برادوست [Sumay-ye Shomali Rural District, Sumay-ye Beradust District], Urumia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 November 2025.
2. "XQ88+MM7 Mamakan, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
3. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 20 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای در شهرستان ارومیه تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 7DD016E4-E840-4986-9FDD-044DD3A0B2EE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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6. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.