Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
Persian: استان کهگیلویه و بویراحمد
Dena Range as seen from the southwest
Dena Range as seen from the southwest
Map of Iran with Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province highlighted
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province within Iran
Coordinates: 30°43′N 50°50′E / 30.717°N 50.833°E / 30.717; 50.833[1]
CountryIran
RegionRegion 2
CapitalYasuj
Counties9
Government
 • Governor-generalAli Ahmadzadeh
 • MPs of Assembly of ExpertsSeyed Sharaf Aldin Malek Hosseini
 • Representative of the Supreme LeaderNasir Hosseini
Area
 • Total15,504 km2 (5,986 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total713,052
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Luri
HDI (2017)0.796[3]
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Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province (Persian: استان کهگیلویه و بویراحمد)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, in Iran's Region 2.[4] Its capital is the city of Yasuj.[5] The province covers an area of 15,563 square kilometers.

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province had a population of 621,428 in 125,779 households.[6] According to the National Population and Housing Census, the population of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in 2011 was 658,629 in 156,176 households.[7] At the latest census in 2016, the population had risen to 713,052 inhabitants in 186,320 households.[2] The people mainly speak the Luri language.

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 May 2024). "Fars Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ "همشهری آنلاین-استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions)". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the units of the national divisions of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, centered in the city of Yasuj". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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