Santeh, Kurdistan

For other places with a similar name, see Sonteh.

Santeh
Persian: سنته
City
Santeh is located in Iran
Santeh
Santeh
Santeh is located in Iran Kurdistan
Santeh
Santeh
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]
 • Total805
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Santeh (Persian: سنته)[3] is a city in, and the capital 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 before the capital was transferred to Saheb.[6]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.[7]

Population

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.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 945 people in 236 households.[9] 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 establishment of Emam District. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

In 2019, the village of Santeh was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 August 2023). "Santeh, Saqqez County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Santeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "405823" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b "Sunteh of Saqqez County was upgraded to a city". Fars News (in Persian). 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 10 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Saqqez County under Kurdistan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (29 August 1370). "Making reforms in the villages of Kurdistan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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