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Bukan County
Persian: شهرستان بوکان
Kuh Taragheh
Kuh Taragheh
Location of Bukan County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom right, pink)
Location of Bukan County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom right, pink)
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°32′N 46°03′E / 36.533°N 46.050°E / 36.533; 46.050[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
Established1990[3]
CapitalBukan
DistrictsCentral, Simmineh
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
251,409
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Bukan County (Persian: شهرستان بوکان) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bukan.[5]

Demographics

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Language

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The county is mostly populated by Shafi'i Kurds who speak Sorani.[6]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 202,637 in 42,313 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 224,628 people in 56,105 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 251,409 in 74,250 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

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Bukan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Bukan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[7] 2011[8] 2016[4]
Central District 177,236 199,646 224,731
Akhtachi RD 7,050 8,871 9,911
Behi-ye Feyzolah Beygi RD 8,746 9,477 11,508
Il Gavark RD 5,798 5,179 4,596
Il Teymur RD 6,302 5,519 5,215
Bukan (city) 149,340 170,600 193,501
Simmineh District 25,401 24,982 26,672
Akhtachi-ye Mahali RD 10,516 10,146 10,117
Akhtachi-ye Sharqi RD 9,571 9,916 11,877
Behi Dehbokri RD 4,357 3,747 3,333
Simmineh (city)[a] 957 1,173 1,345
Total 202,637 224,628 251,409
RD = Rural District

Notable people

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The world's shortest man[10] originates from Bukan.

See also

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Media related to Bukan County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly the village of Qarah Musalu[9]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 September 2024). "دهستان ایل تیمور, بخش مرکزی بوکان [Il Teymur Rural District, Central District of Bukan], Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "G3M2+82J Nowbar, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (14 March 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1368/12/23 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان بوکان و بخش سیمینه در تابعیت استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and establishment of Bukan County and Simmineh District under the jurisdiction of West Azerbaijan province]. 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] BFE3F1C5-C528-405A-89E9-00D820CB3944. شماره دوره [Course number] 88. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Hassanpour, Amir (1989). "BŪKĀN". Encyclopedia Iranica. doi:10.1163/2330-4804_EIRO_COM_7182.
  7. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 7 July 1381]. Approval of divisional reforms in West Azerbaijan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 33125/T26574K. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  10. ^ Iran's Afshin Ghaderzadeh Is Crowned The World's Shortest Man