Hormozgān Province
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Hormozgan Province استان هرمزگان |
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| Province | |
 Location of Hormozgān within Iran |
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| Coordinates: 27°11′18″N 56°16′36″E / 27.1884°N 56.2768°ECoordinates: 27°11′18″N 56°16′36″E / 27.1884°N 56.2768°E | |
| Country |
 Iran
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| Region | Region 2 |
| Capital | Bandar Abbas |
| Counties | 11 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70,697 km2 (27,296 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,578,183 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+03:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRST (UTC+04:30) |
| Main language(s) |
Persian Balochi (mainly in the areas east of Bandar Abbas such as Jask, Sirik and Minab) |
Hormozgan Province (Persian: استان هرمزگان, Ostān-e Hormozgān) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, in Iran's Region 2, facing Oman and UAE. Its area is 70,697 km2 (27,296 sq mi), and its provincial capital is Bandar Abbas. The province has fourteen islands in the Persian Gulf and 1,000 km (620 mi) of coastline.
The province has 13 major cities: Bandar Abbas, Bandar Lengeh, Hajiabbad, Minab, Qeshm, Sardasht, Sirik, Jask, Bastak, Bandar Khamir, Parsian, Rudan, and Abumusa. The province has 21 counties (or districts), 69 municipalities, and 2,046 villages. In 2011 a little more than 1.5 million people resided in Hormozgan Province.
Although Hormozgan is known to have had settlements during the Achaemenid era and when Nearchus passed through this region, the recorded history of the main port of Hormozgan (Bandar‑e Hormoz) begins with Ardashir I of Persia of the Sassanid empire.
The province is said to have been particularly prosperous between 241 BC and 211 BC, but grew even further in trade and commercial significance after the arrival of the Islamic era.
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