Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province

province of Iran
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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 Kohgīrūye-o Beyramad ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is Yasuj.

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
استان کهگیلویه و بویراحمد
Map of Iran with Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad highlighted
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad within Iran
Coordinates: 30°40′N 51°36′E / 30.67°N 51.60°E / 30.67; 51.60
Country Iran
RegionRegion 2
CapitalYasuj
Counties5
Government
 • Governor GeneralAli Ahmadzadeh
Area
 • Total15,504 km2 (5,986 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total658,629
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+04:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Official: Persian
Majority:Luri
HDI (2017)0.796[2]
high · 16th

References

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  1. Selected Findings of the 2011 National Population and Housing Census Archived 2014-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.