Bushehr province

Bushehr Province
استان بوشهر
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]

City Population
Ab Pakhsh 18,913
Abad 3,787
Abdan 6,827
Ahram 15,198
Ali Shahr 23,178
Anarestan 3,400
Asaluyeh 13,557
Baduleh 4,028
Bandar Deylam 25,730
Bandar Ganaveh 73,472
Bandar Kangan 60,187
Bandar Rig 6,252
Bandar Siraf 6,992
Bandar-e Deyr 24,083
Bank 14,126
Bardestan 7,112
Borazjan 110,567
Bord Khun 5,333
Bushehr 223,504
Bushkan 2,135
Choghadak 18,702
Dalaki 6,436
Delvar 4,442
Dowrahak 4,852
Imam Hassan 2,731
Jam 31,436
Kaki 12,119
Kalameh 2,463
Kharg 8,193
Khormoj 60,942
Nakhl Taqi 18,837
Riz 3,282
Sadabad 8,248
Shabankareh 7,900
Shonbeh 2,747
Tang-e Eram 3,242
Vahdatiyeh 11,222


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.