Simmineh District

Simmineh District
Persian: بخش سیمینه
Simmineh District
Coordinates: 36°41′N 46°15′E / 36.683°N 46.250°E / 36.683; 46.250[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyBukan
Established1990[3]
CapitalSimmineh
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
26,672
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Simmineh District (Persian: بخش سیمینه) is in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Simmineh.[3][a]

Demographics

Language

The people of Simmineh speak Kurdish.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 25,401 in 4,788 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 24,982 people in 5,921 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 26,672 inhabitants in 8,149 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Simmineh District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[7] 2011[8] 2016[4]
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)[a] 957 1,173 1,345
Total 25,401 24,982 26,672
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ a b Formerly the village of Qarah Musalu[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 September 2025). "دهستان بهی دهبکری, بخش سیمینه [Behi Dehbokri Rural District, Simmineh District], Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  2. ^ "M7M2+82Q Ashkutan, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (14 March 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1368/12/23 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان بوکان و بخش سیمینه در تابعیت استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and establishment of Bukan County and Simmineh District under the jurisdiction of West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] BFE3F1C5-C528-405A-89E9-00D820CB3944. شماره دوره [Course number] 88. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (11 September 2002) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/06/20 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Approval of divisional reforms in West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 0BB65CC5-EE1A-41C8-A49C-E0751E3A0609. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Knowledge Graph - Triple UI". fkg.iust.ac.ir. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.