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For the city, see Bukan. For other places with a similar name, see Bukan.

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Bukan County (Persian: شهرستان بوکان) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bukan.[5]

Demographics

Language

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

Population

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

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

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

See also

Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Bukan County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

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

References

  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