Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Persian: استان چهارمحال و بختیاری
Location of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province within Iran
Location of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province within Iran
Coordinates: 31°58′N 50°29′E / 31.967°N 50.483°E / 31.967; 50.483[2]
CountryIran
RegionRegion 2[1]
CapitalShahr-e Kord
Counties12
Government
 • Governor-generalGholamali Heydari Soudjani
 • MPs of Assembly of ExpertsAlireza Eslamian
 • Representative of the Supreme LeaderMohammad Ali Nekunam
Area
 • Total16,332 km2 (6,306 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total947,763
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Luri language
Persian
Qashqai Turkish
HDI (2017)0.798[4]
high · 13th

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province (Persian: استان چهارمحال و بختیاری)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahr-e Kord.[5] The province lies in the southwest of the country, with an area of 16,332 square kilometers.

The province was classified as part of Region 2 upon the division of the provinces into 5 regions solely for coordination and development purposes on June 22, 2014.[1]

  1. ^ a b "استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند". همشهری آنلاین. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 August 2024). "Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, centered in the city of Shahrekord". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2023.


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