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Bukan

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 (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

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  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.