Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, in Iran's Region 2. Its capital is the city of Yasuj. The province covers an area of 15,563 square kilometers.
Demographics Language
Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province's population was 621,428 in 125,779 households. According to the National Population and Housing Census, the population of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in 2011 was 658,629 in 156,176 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the province as 713,052 inhabitants in 186,320 households.
Administrative divisions
The population history and structural changes of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province Counties 2006 2011 2016 Bahmai 35,067 37,048 38,136 Basht — 20,699 21,690 Boyer-Ahmad 212,552 243,771 299,885 Charam — 32,159 33,543 Dana 52,242 52,040 42,539 Gachsaran 131,628 119,217 124,096 Kohgiluyeh 189,939 153,695 131,351 Landeh — — 21,812 Margown — — — Total 621,428 658,629 713,052
Cities
According to the 2016 census, 397,461 people (over 55% of the population of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province) live in the following cities:
City Population Basht 10,764 Charam 15,218 Chitab 1,164 Dehdasht 57,036 Dishmuk 5,791 Dogonbadan 96,728 Garab-e Sofla 545 Landeh 12,772 Likak 19,857 Madavan 18,078 Margown 3,135 Pataveh 2,284 Qaleh Raisi 3,269 Sarfaryab 1,995 Sisakht 7,855 Suq 6,438 Yasuj 134,532
Geography
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province is located in the south of Iran, and shares borders with five provinces: Isfahan and Fars provinces to the east, Bushehr province to the south, Khuzestan to the west and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari to the north.
The province is mostly mountainous in terrain, part of the Zagros range. The highest point is the Dena summit with a height of 5,109 metres. The mountain range of Dena, which reaches an elevation of 4,000 metres, is located in the province, and is covered with oak forests. Another mountain is Khamin or Khami, which is located in Gachsaran County.
Colleges and universities University of Yasuj Islamic Azad University of Gachsaran Yasuj University of Medical Sciences
See also Seyyed Nasir Hosseini (the representative of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist, in the province)
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References
External links Official website of Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad Governorship A Boyer-Ahmad-i folk-song sung by Shusha Guppy in the 1970s: Girl from Boyer-Ahmad-i Tribe.