Baneh County

Baneh County
Persian: شهرستان بانه
Spring in the city of Baneh
Spring in the city of Baneh
Location of Baneh County in Kurdistan province
Location of Baneh County in Kurdistan province
Location of Kurdistan province in Iran
Location of Kurdistan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°00′N 45°52′E / 36.000°N 45.867°E / 36.000; 45.867
Country Iran
ProvinceKurdistan
CapitalBaneh
DistrictsCentral, Armardeh, Namshir, Nanur
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
158,690
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Baneh County at GEOnet Names Server

Baneh County (Persian: شهرستان بانه) is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Baneh.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 116,773 in 24,709 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 132,565 people in 32,669 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 158,690 in 43,772 households.[1]

Administrative divisions

Baneh County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Baneh County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[1]
Central District78,01696,243122,439
Shuy RD8,38111,05312,221
Baneh (city)69,63585,190110,218
Armardeh District[a]10,3949,6019,359
Beleh Keh RD2,6912,5462,448
Posht-e Arbaba RD5,6414,7064,606
Armardeh (city)2,0622,3492,305
Namshir District19,01817,32817,423
Bowalhasan RD4,9374,5275,614
Kani Sur RD6,3075,7655,435
Nameh Shir RD6,6435,7295,090
Kani Sur (city)1,1311,3071,284
Nanur District9,3459,3939,469
Buin RD5,1724,5244,467
Nanur RD3,1043,4113,484
Buin-e Sofla (city)1,0691,4581,518
Total116,773132,565158,690
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly Alut District at the 2006 census[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان کردستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Kurdistan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان کردستان به مرکزیت شهر سنندج [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kurdistan province, centered in the city of Sanandaj]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. نامه شماره [Letter No.] 3233.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان کردستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Kurdistan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان کردستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Kurdistan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  5. ↑ تغييرنام بخش آلوت از توابع شهرستان بانه در استان كردستان به بخش آرمرده [‌Changing the name of Alut District from the functions of Baneh County in Kurdistan province to Armardeh District]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 26 April 2009 [مصوب (Approved) 6/2/1388 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 81205/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2026.