Bushehr province
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Bushehr province (Persian: استان بوشهر)[lower-alpha 1] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, with a long coastline on the Persian Gulf. Its capital is the city of Bushehr.
Bushehr Province
Persian: استان بوشهر | |
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Coordinates: 28°50′N 50°50′E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Region | Region 2[2] |
Capital | Bushehr |
Counties | 10 |
Government | |
• Governor general | Ahmad Mohammadizadeh |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | Hashem Hosseini Bushehri |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Gholam Ali Safai Bushehri |
Area | |
• Total | 22,743 km2 (8,781 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 1,163,400 |
• Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
Main language(s) | Persian, Luri,[4] Arabic and Turkic |
HDI (2017) | 0.812[5] very high · 9th |
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province's population was 886,490 in 188,762 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,032,949 people in 246,742 households.[7] By the time the 2016 census was conducted, the province's population had risen to 1,163,400 inhabitants in 321,826 households.[3]
The province was made a part of Region 2 upon the division of the provinces into five regions, solely for coordination and development purposes, on 22 June 2014.[2]