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.

References

  1. ↑ همشهری آنلاین-استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند
  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.
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