Balanej

Balanej is a village in, and the capital of, Baranduzchay-ye Jonubi [Rural District] in the Central [District (Urmia County)|Central District] of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

History

The village was largely inhabited by Assyrians until the Assyrian genocide.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,189 in 506 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,407 people in 629 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,023 people in 797 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.