Kukhan, Kurdistan

Coordinates: 36°07′22″N 45°43′18″E / 36.12278°N 45.72167°E / 36.12278; 45.72167
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Kukhan
Persian: كوخان
Village
Kukhan is located in Iran
Kukhan
Kukhan
Kukhan is located in Iran Kurdistan
Kukhan
Kukhan
Coordinates: 36°07′22″N 45°43′18″E / 36.12278°N 45.72167°E / 36.12278; 45.72167[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountyBaneh
DistrictNamshir
Rural DistrictNameh Shir
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total612
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kukhan (Persian: كوخان), also Romanized as Kūkhān,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Nameh Shir Rural District of Namshir District, Baneh County, Kurdistan province, Iran.[4] The village is populated by Kurds.[5]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 572 in 104 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 777 people in 163 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 612 people in 152 households.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 January 2024). "Kukhan, Baneh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Kukhan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10078007" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Baneh County under Kurdistan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ Mohammadirad, Masoud; Anonby, Erik; et al. "Language distribution in Kordestan Province, Iran". Atlas of the languages of Iran (ALI). Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.