Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province (Persian: استان کهگیلویه و بویراحمد, Ostān-e Kohgīlūye va Būyer-Ahmad; Luri: استان کهگیلویه و بِیرَمَد, Ostān-e Kohgīlūya-vo Beyramad) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, in Iran's Region 2,[3] and its capital is Yasuj. The province covers an area of 15,563 square kilometers, and in 2006 had a population of 621,428 in 125,779 households.[4] 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.[5] The latest census in 2016 counted 713,052 inhabitants in 186,320 households.[1] The people mainly speak the Luri language.

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
استان کهگیلویه و بویراحمد
Province
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: 30.67°N 51.60°E / 30.67; 51.60
CountryIran
RegionRegion 2
CapitalYasuj
Counties9
Government
 • Governor-generalAli Ahmadzadeh
Area
 • Total15,504 km2 (5,986 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total713,052
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Lurish
HDI (2017)0.796[2]
high · 16th

Geography
Khamin Mount; Shadegan, Basht Gachsaran County at the end of winter

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province is located in the south of Iran, and shares borders with five provinces: Isfahan and Fars provinces to the east, Bushehr province to the south, Khuzestan to the west and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari to the north.

The province is mostly mountainous in terrain, part of the Zagros range. The highest point is the Dena summit with a height of 5,109 metres. The mountain range of Dena, which reaches an elevation of 4,000 metres, is located in the province, and is covered with oak forests. Another mountain is Khamin or Khami, which is located in Gachsaran County.

Administrative divisions

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province population history
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[1]
Bahmai County35,06737,04838,136
Basht County1—20,69921,690
Boyer-Ahmad County212,552243,771299,885
Charam County2—32,15933,543
Dana County52,24252,04042,539
Gachsaran County131,628119,217124,096
Kohgiluyeh County189,939153,695131,351
Landeh County2——21,812
Margown County3———
Total621,428658,629713,052
1Separated from Gachsaran County
2Separated from Kohgiluyeh County
3Separated from Boyer-Ahmad County

Cities

According to the 2016 census, 397,461 people (over 55% of the population of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province) live in the following cities: Basht 10,764, Charam 15,218, Chitab 1,164, Dehdasht 57,036, Dishmok 5,791, Dogonbadan 96,728, Garab-e Sofla 545, Landeh 12,772, Likak 19,857, Madavan 18,078, Margown 3,135, Pataveh 2,284, Qaleh Raisi 3,269, Sarfaryab 1,995, Sisakht 7,855, Suq 6,438, and Yasuj 134,532.[1]

Colleges and universities

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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