Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province

Persian: استان کهگیلویه و بویراحمد
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province Persian: استان کهگیلویه و بویراحمد
Province
	Dena Range as seen from the southwest
	Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province within Iran
	Coordinates: 30°43′N 50°50′E / 30.717°N 50.833°E
Country	Iran
Region	Region 2
Capital	Yasuj
Counties	9
Government
• Governor-general	Yadollah Rahmani
Area
• Total	15,504 km2 (5,986 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	713,052
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)	Luri
HDI (2017)	0.796; 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.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province's population was 621,428 in 125,779 households.^[6] 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.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the province as 713,052 inhabitants in 186,320 households.^[2] The people mainly speak the Luri language.

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
Counties	2006^[6]	2011^[7]	2016^[2]
Bahmai	35,067	37,048	38,136
Basht^[b]	—	20,699	21,690
Boyer-Ahmad	212,552	243,771	299,885
Charam^[c]	—	32,159	33,543
Dana	52,242	52,040	42,539
Gachsaran	131,628	119,217	124,096
Kohgiluyeh	189,939	153,695	131,351
Landeh^[d]	—	—	21,812
Margown^[e]	—	—	—
Total	621,428	658,629	713,052

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:^[2]

City	Population
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
Yasuj	134,532

Geography

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.^{[citation needed]}

Colleges and universities

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

Notes

^ Also romanized as Ostân-e Kohgiluyeh va Buyer-Ahmad; Luri: استان کهگیلویه و بِیرَمَد, romanized as Ostān-e Kohgīlūya-vo Beyramad
^ Separated from Gachsaran County after the 2006 census^[8]
^ Separated from Kohgiluyeh County after the 2006 census
^ Separated from Kohgiluyeh County after the 2011 census^[9]
^ Separated from Boyer-Ahmad County after the 2016 census^[10]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 May 2024). "Fars Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (16 March 1389). "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ Rahimi, Mohammadreza (29 September 2013). "Carrying out country divisions in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (8 October 2018). "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.