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-generalYadollah Rahmani
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]
high · 16th

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.

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 May 2024). "Fars Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.


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