Hormozgan province

province of Iran

Hormozgan Province (Persian: استان هرمزگان, Ostān-e Hormozgān) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is Bandar Abbas.

Hormozgan Province
استان هرمزگان
Location of Hormozgan within Iran
Location of Hormozgan within Iran
Coordinates: 27°11′18″N 56°16′36″E / 27.1884°N 56.2768°E / 27.1884; 56.2768
Country Iran
RegionRegion 2
CapitalBandar Abbas
Counties13
Government
 • GovernorFerydoon Hemmati
Area
 • Total70,697 km2 (27,296 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,776,415
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+04:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Mostly Persian, minority speaks Gulf Arabic and Balochi [1]
HDI (2017)0.768[2]
high · 25th

References change

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-03-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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