Silvaneh District
Silvaneh District (Persian: بخش سیلوانه) is one of the five districts (bakhsh) in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It is west of Lake Urmia, and lies between the city of Urmia and the Turkish border. Its administrative center is the city of Silvaneh. At the 2006 census, its population was 52,752, in 9,140 families.[1] The District has one city: Silvaneh. The District has three rural districts (dehestan): Dasht Rural District, Margavar Rural District, and Targavar Rural District.
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Borders
Silvaneh District is bordered:
- on the north by Sumay Baradust District of Urmia County
- on the east by the Central District of Urmia County
- on the south by Oshnavieh County
- on the west by Turkey
References
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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