Bushehr Province (,
Ostan-e Bushehr ) is one of the 31
provinces of
Iran. It is in the south of the country, with a long coastline onto the
Persian Gulf. Its center is
Bandar-e-Bushehr, the provincial capital. The province has nine counties:
Asaluyeh,
Bushehr,
Dashtestan,
Dashti,
Dayyer,
Deylam,
Jam,
Kangan,
Ganaveh and
Tangestan. In 2011, the province had a population of approximately 1 million people.