Buin-e Sofla
Persian: بوئين سفلی
City
Buin-e Sofla is located in Iran
Buin-e Sofla
Buin-e Sofla
Location within Iran
Buin-e Sofla is located in Iran Kurdistan
Buin-e Sofla
Buin-e Sofla
Location within Iran Kurdistan
Coordinates: 35°56′19″N 45°56′10″E / 35.93861°N 45.93611°E / 35.93861; 45.93611
CountryIran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountyBaneh
DistrictNanur
Established as a city2000[1]
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,518
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Buin-e Sofla (Persian: بوئين سفلي)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Nanur District in Baneh County, Kurdistan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Buin Rural District.[5] The village of Buin-e Sofla was converted to a city in 2000.[1]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 1,069 in 206 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,458 people in 324 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,518 people in 403 households.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Būʼīn-e Soflá, Būyen Soflá, and Būyen-e Soflá; also known as Būyen and Būyen-e Pāʼīn[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (8 March 2000) [مصوب (Approved) 1378/12/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص شناخته شدن يكصد روستاي مركز بخش به عنوان شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the recognition of 100 villages of the central district as cities]. 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]. تصويب نامه شماره 5453 /ت21162هـ [Approval Letter Number 5453/T21162H]. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  2. ^ a b 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 24 August 2026.
  3. ^ Buin-e Sofla at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ^ 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 24 August 2026.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.5.18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 5 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در قسمتی از شهرستان بانه تابع استان کردستان [‌Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Baneh County under Kurdistan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] D678FEAF-43C9-4526-9E24-0D61562C208E. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 11. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  6. ^ "Language distribution: Kordestan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. ^ 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 24 August 2026.
  8. ^ 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 24 August 2026.