Bushehr province

Bushehr Province
استان بوشهر
Province
Map of Iran with Bushehr highlighted
Location of Bushehr within Iran
Coordinates: 28°55′06″N 50°50′18″E / 28.9184°N 50.8382°E / 28.9184; 50.8382
Country Iran
RegionRegion 2[1]
CapitalBushehr
Counties10
Government
 • governorAbdul Karim Grawend
Area
 • Total22,743 km2 (8,781 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,463,400
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+04:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Mostly Persian, minority speaks Gulf Arabic and Qashqai Atlas
HDI (2017)0.812[3]
very high · 9th

Bushehr Province (Persian: استان بوشهر, Ostān-e Būshehr ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is Bushehr.

Cities

According to the 2016 census, 835,955 people (over 71% of the population of Bushehr province) live in the following cities:[4]

CityPopulation
Ab Pakhsh18,913
Abad3,787
Abdan6,827
Ahram15,198
Ali Shahr23,178
Anarestan3,400
Asaluyeh13,557
Baduleh4,028
Bandar Deylam25,730
Bandar Ganaveh73,472
Bandar Kangan60,187
Bandar Rig6,252
Bandar Siraf6,992
Bandar-e Deyr24,083
Bank14,126
Bardestan7,112
Borazjan110,567
Bord Khun5,333
Bushehr223,504
Bushkan2,135
Choghadak18,702
Dalaki6,436
Delvar4,442
Dowrahak4,852
Imam Hassan2,731
Jam31,436
Kaki12,119
Kalameh2,463
Kharg8,193
Khormoj60,942
Nakhl Taqi18,837
Riz3,282
Sadabad8,248
Shabankareh7,900
Shonbeh2,747
Tang-e Eram3,242
Vahdatiyeh11,222


References

  1. ↑ "همشهری آنلاین-استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند". Archived from the original on 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  2. ↑ "درگاه ملی آمار > خانه > اطلاعات استانی". Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
  3. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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