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Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province Persian: استان کهگیلویه و بویراحمد
Province
Dena Range as seen from the southwest
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province within Iran
Coordinates: 30°43′N 50°50′E / 30.717°N 50.833°E / 30.717; 50.833
Country	Iran
Region	Region 2
Capital	Yasuj
Counties	9
Government
• Governor-general	Yadollah Rahmani
Area
• Total	15,504 km (5,986 sq mi)
Population
• Total	713,052
• Density	46/km (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)	Luri
HDI (2017)	0.796 high · 16th

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province (Persian: استان کهگیلویه و بویراحمد) 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

The people of the province mainly speak the Luri 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.

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:

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)

Media related to Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Ostân-e Kohgiluyeh va Buyer-Ahmad; Luri: استان کهگیلویه و بِیرَمَد, romanized as Ostān-e Kohgīlūya-vo Beyramad
2. Separated from Gachsaran County after the 2006 census
3. Separated from Kohgiluyeh County after the 2006 census
4. Separated from Kohgiluyeh County after the 2011 census
5. Separated from Boyer-Ahmad County after the 2016 census

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (23 December 2024). "Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
4. "همشهری آنلاین-استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions)". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
5. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) . Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the units of the national divisions of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, centered in the city of Yasuj. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82818/T143K. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) . Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1/4/42/173454. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
9. "Charam County Officially Established" (in Persian). 13 November 2010 – via moi.ir/news/74170/شهرستان-چرام-رسما-تاسيس-شد (Ministry of the Interior). Charam County, separated from Kohgiluyeh and centered on Charam city...This county currently has one city, two districts (Charam and Sarfaryab) and four rural districts (Charam and Alqchin Rural Districts of Charam District and Sarfaryab...
10. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (c. 2023) . Carrying out national divisions in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Proposal 42/1/131105/42/1390. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
11. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) . Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 245367. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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.

v t e Places adjacent to Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari province Isfahan province Khuzestan province Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province Fars province Bushehr province

v t e Provinces of Iran
Alborz Ardabil Bushehr Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari East Azerbaijan Fars Gilan Golestan Hamadan Hormozgan Ilam Isfahan Kerman Kermanshah Khuzestan Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Kurdistan Lorestan Markazi Mazandaran North Khorasan Qazvin Qom Razavi Khorasan Semnan Sistan and Baluchestan South Khorasan Tehran West Azerbaijan Yazd Zanjan

v t e Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran
Capital	Yasuj
Counties and cities	Bahmai County Likak Basht County Basht Boyer-Ahmad County Yasuj Garab-e Sofla Charam County Charam Dana County Sisakht Chitab Pataveh Gachsaran County Dogonbadan Kohgiluyeh County Dehdasht Dishmok Qaleh Raisi Suq Landeh County Landeh Margown County Margown
Sights	Dena Kamardough waterfall Yasuj waterfall Kakan ski resort Tale-Khosravi Molghan pass Mehraban pass Belghas spring,Charam Darab spring,Chenar Shah cave Marin protected area,Gachsaran Yasuj museum
populated places	List of cities, towns and villages in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province

• Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
• Provinces of Iran