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Bushehr Province
Persian: استان بوشهر | |
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 Location of Bushehr Province within Iran | |
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| Coordinates: 28°50′N 50°50′E / 28.833°N 50.833°E[2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 2[1] |
| 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 |
Bushehr province (Persian: استان بوشهر)[a] 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.
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.[1]
- ^ a b "استانهای کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 22 June 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 May 2024). "Bushehr Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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