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Bukan County
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Bukan County
Persian: شهرستان بوکان | |
|---|---|
Kuh Taragheh | |
Location of Bukan County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom right, pink) | |
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°32′N 46°03′E / 36.533°N 46.050°E[1][2] | |
| Country | |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| Established | 1990[3] |
| Capital | Bukan |
| Districts | Central, Simmineh |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 251,409 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Bukan County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205905" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". | |
Bukan County (Persian: شهرستان بوکان) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bukan.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Language
[edit]The county is mostly populated by Shafi'i Kurds who speak Sorani.[6]
Population
[edit]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
[edit]Bukan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| 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
[edit]The world's shortest man[10] originates from Bukan.
See also
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Media related to Bukan County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit]- ^ Formerly the village of Qarah Musalu[9]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "G3M2+82J Nowbar, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hassanpour, Amir (1989). "BŪKĀN". Encyclopedia Iranica. doi:10.1163/2330-4804_EIRO_COM_7182.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Iran's Afshin Ghaderzadeh Is Crowned The World's Shortest Man