Sowmaeh-ye Olya, Torkamanchay explained

Official Name:Sowmaeh-ye Olya
Native Name:Persian: صومعه عليا
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Torkamanchay
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sowmaeh
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Barvanan-e Sharqi
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:2432
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:37.6097°N 47.4656°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]

Sowmaeh-ye Olya (Persian: صومعه عليا) is a village in Barvanan-e Sharqi Rural District of Sowmaeh District, Torkamanchay County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the rural district.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 3,014 in 765 households, when it was in the former Torkamanchay District of Mianeh County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 3,123 people in 918 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,432 people in 791 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]

In April 2024, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Torkamanchay County,[6] and the rural district was transferred to the new Sowmaeh District.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Sowmaeh-ye Olya, Torkamanchay County . . 4 April 2023 . 4 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Creation and establishment of 16 rural districts, including villages, farms and places in the County of Mianeh under the province of East Azerbaijan . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927035137/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110053 . 27 September 2011 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 2 February 1366 . 5 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . Syracuse University . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls . 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx . Excel . 13 November 2020.
  6. Web site: The political and social deputy of the governor of East Azerbaijan announced the transformation of Torkamanchay District into a county . fa . asriran.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20240512153146/https://www.asriran.com/fa/news/960840/ترکمانچای-شهرستان-شد . Asr Iran . 12 May 2024 . 23 April 2024 . 10 August 2024.