Bukan (Persie: بوكان‎; Kurdish:بۆکان; Romanisit as Būkān, Bokan, an Bowkān an aw)[1] is a ceety in an the caipital o Bukan Coonty, Wast Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population wis 149,340, in 32,488 faimilies.[2] As o 2012, its population wis estimatit tae be near 171,773 in 43,543 faimilies.[3]

Bukan

شارۆچکه‌ی بۆکان
Ceety
Bukan
Bukan
Bukan is located in Iran
Bukan
Bukan
Coordinates: 36°31′16″N 46°12′32″E / 36.52111°N 46.20889°E / 36.52111; 46.20889
Kintra Iran
ProvinceWast Azerbaijan
CoontyBukan
BakhshCentral
Elevation
1365 m (4,478 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total149,340
 • Estimate 
(2012)
171,773
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code(s)(+98) 482-62

Bukan is locatit sooth o Loch Urmia aboot 1,300 metres abuin sea level. It lees in the Wast Azerbaijan Province o Iran. The toun is situatit on the eastren bank o the Sīmīnarūd (Tk. Tatahūčāy), kent locally as Čōmī Bōkān, on the road atween Saqqez an Miandoab.

References eedit

  1. Bukan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3057083" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census o the Islamic Republic o Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic o Iran. Archived frae the original (Excel) on 16 November 2010.
  3. "World Gazetteer". Archived frae the original on 9 Februar 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.