Balanej

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

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

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.