Kukhan, Kurdistan

For the village in West Azerbaijan province, see Kukhan.

Kukhan Persian: كوخان
Village
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Coordinates: 36°07′22″N 45°43′18″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Baneh
District	Namshir
Rural District	Nameh Shir
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	612
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kukhan (Persian: كوخان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Nameh Shir Rural District of Namshir District, Baneh County, Kurdistan province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Kurds.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 572 in 104 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 777 people in 163 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 612 people in 152 households.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Kūkhān[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 December 2024). "Kukhan, Baneh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kurdistan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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 (c. 2024) [Approved 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.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1620.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
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): Kurdistan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kurdistan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.