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Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province

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
Country Iran
Region Region 2
Capital Yasuj
Counties 9
Area
 • Total 15,504 km2 (5,986 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 713,052
 • Density 45.9915/km2 (119.117/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+03:30 (IRST)
Main language(s) Lurish
HDI (2017) 0.796
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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, 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. 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. The latest census in 2016 counted 713,052 inhabitants in 186,320 households. The people mainly speak the Luri language.

Geography

Landscape of Shadegan
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

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Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province population history
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Bahmai County 35,067 37,048 38,136
Basht County1 20,699 21,690
Boyer-Ahmad County 212,552 243,771 299,885
Charam County2 32,159 33,543
Dana County 52,242 52,040 42,539
Gachsaran County 131,628 119,217 124,096
Kohgiluyeh County 189,939 153,695 131,351
Landeh County2 21,812
Margown County3
Total 621,428 658,629 713,052
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.

Colleges and universities

  • University of Yasuj
  • Islamic Azad University of Gachsaran
  • Yasuj University of Medical Sciences

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Provincia de Kohkiluyeh y Buyer Ahmad para niños

  • Seyyed Nasir Hosseini (the representative of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist, in the province)
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