Bukan
Bukan بۆکان | |
|---|---|
Ceety | |
 Bukan | |
  Bukan | |
| Coordinates: 36°31′16″N 46°12′32″E / 36.52111°N 46.20889°E | |
| Kintra |  Iran |
| Province | Wast Azerbaijan |
| Coonty | Bukan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Elevation | 1365 m (4,478 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 149,340 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 171,773 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Area code(s) | (+98) 482-62 |
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 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 | eedit soorce]- ↑ 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".
- ↑ "Census o the Islamic Republic o Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic o Iran. Archived frae the original (Excel) on 16 November 2010.
- ↑ "World Gazetteer". Archived frae the original on 9 Februar 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.