Bukan County
County in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
County in West Azerbaijan, Iran
Bukan County Persian: شهرستان بوکان | |
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County | |
![]() 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 / 36.533; 46.050[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | West Azerbaijan |
Capital | Bukan |
Districts | Central, Simmineh |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• 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.[3]
Demographics
Language
The county is mostly populated by Shafi'i Kurds who speak Sorani.[4]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 202,637 in 42,313 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 224,628 people in 56,105 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 251,409 in 74,250 households.[2]
Administrative divisions
Bukan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[2] |
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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) | 957 | 1,173 | 1,345 |
Total | 202,637 | 224,628 | 251,409 |
RD = Rural District |
Notable people
The world's shortest man[7] originates from Bukan.
See also
Media related to Bukan County at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 April 2023). "Bukan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Hassanpour, Amir (1989). "BŪKĀN". Encyclopedia Iranica. doi:10.1163/2330-4804_EIRO_COM_7182.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Iran's Afshin Ghaderzadeh Is Crowned The World's Shortest Man
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