Santeh, Kurdistan

Santeh
Persian: سنته
City
Santeh is located in Iran
Santeh
Santeh
Location within Iran
Santeh is located in Iran Kurdistan
Santeh
Santeh
Location within Iran Kurdistan
Coordinates: 36°10′16″N 46°33′13″E / 36.17111°N 46.55361°E / 36.17111; 46.55361[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountySaqqez
DistrictEmam
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
805
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
A wide shot of a hillside village in Iran featuring flat-roofed stone and mud-brick houses built into a slope. The buildings are clustered closely together, with wooden beams visible under some eaves. The surrounding landscape consists of arid mountains under a clear sky.
A view of Sunnete village in the Saqqez County of Kurdistan Province, Iran, showing the traditional stone architecture and tiered housing layout common in the region.

Santeh (Persian: سنته)[3] is the capital city of Emam District of Saqqez County, Kurdistan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Emam Rural District.[5] It was the capital of Ziviyeh District[6] before its capital was transferred to the village of Saheb,[7] now a city.

Demographics

The city is populated by Kurds.[8] At the time of the 2006 National Census, Santeh's population was 860 in 199 households, when it was a village in Emam Rural District of Ziviyeh District.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 945 people in 236 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 805 people in 231 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Emam District.[4] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

In 2019, Santeh was elevated to the status of a city.[11]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 December 2024). "Santeh, Saqqez County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. 1 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. ↑ Santeh at GEOnet Names Server
  4. 1 2 "Santeh of Saqqez County was promoted to a city". javanonline.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024 – via Young News Agency.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (16 August 2019) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 10 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Saqqez County under Kurdistan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1.5.53.1406. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  6. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (2 November 2017) [Approved 21 June 1369]. 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. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 83352/T130K. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  7. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (24 July 2014) [Approved 29 August 1370]. Making reforms in the villages of Kurdistan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 9218.1.4.42; Letter 907-93808; Notification 71022/T137K. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  8. ↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Santeh of Saqqez County was upgraded to a city". farsnews.ir (in Persian). 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024 – via Fars Media Corporation.
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