Hormozgan province
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Hormozgan Province (Persian: استان هرمزگان, romanized: Ostān-e Hormozgān) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, in Iran's Region 2,[3] facing Oman, the United Arab Emirates and the Hormuz Straits. Its area is 70,697 km2 (27,296 sq mi),[4] and Bandar Abbas is the provincial capital. The province has 14 islands in the Persian Gulf and 1,000 km (620 mi) of coastline.
Hormozgan Province
استان هرمزگان | |
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Coordinates: 27°06′N 56°00′E | |
Country | Iran |
Region | Region 2 |
Capital | Bandar Abbas |
Counties | 13 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Mahdi Dousti |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | Seyed Ruhollah Sadr Al-Sadati |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Mohammad Ebadizadeh |
Area | |
• Total | 70,697 km2 (27,296 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 1,776,415 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
ISO 3166 code | IR-22 |
Main language(s) | Mostly Southwestern Iranian varieties like Garmsiri, a minority speaks Balochi and Gulf Arabic |
HDI (2017) | 0.768[2] high · 25th |
At the time of the National Census of 2006, the Hormuzgan province population was recorded as 1,365,377 people in 303,323 households.[5] In the following census in 2011, the population had increased to 1,578,183 in 396,927 households.[6] By the time of the last census conducted in 2016, the population had risen to 1,776,415 in 493,660 households.[1]