Bukan County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bukan.
Demographics Language The county is mostly populated by Shafi'i Kurds who speak Sorani.
Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 202,637 in 42,313 households. The following census in 2011 counted 224,628 people in 56,105 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 251,409 in 74,250 households.
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 2011 2016 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
Notable people The world's shortest manIran's Afshin Ghaderzadeh Is Crowned The World's Shortest Man originates from Bukan.
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