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Provinces of Iran

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Iran is divided into 31 provinces (Persian: استان ostān, plural استان‌ها ostānhā). Each is ruled from a local center. These local centers can usually be found in the biggest local city, called the capital (Persian: مرکز markaz) of that province.

Information

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The following is a table with information on the provinces of Iran:

Province Capital Area(km²)[1] Population[2] Density
(people/km²)		 Shahrestans
Alborz[3]Karaj5,8332,712,400413.64
Ardabil[4]Ardabil17,8001,257,62470.79
Azarbaijan, EastTabriz45,6503,500,18376.719
Azarbaijan, WestUrmia[5]37,4372,949,42678.814
Bushehr[6]Bushehr22,743816,11535.99
Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari[7]Shahrekord16,332842,00251.66
FarsShiraz122,6084,385,86935.823
GuilanRasht14,0422,410,523171.716
Golestan[8]Gorgan20,1951,637,06381.111
Hamadan[9]Hamadan19,3681,738,77289.88
Hormozgan[10][11]Bandar Abbas70,6691,314,66718.611
Ilam[9]Ilam20,133545,09327.17
Isfahan[12]Isfahan107,0294,454,59541.621
KermanKerman180,8362,432,92713.514
Kermanshah[13] Kermanshah[13]24,9981,938,06077.513
Khorasan, North[14]Bojnourd28,434786,91827.76
Khorasan, Razavi[14]Mashhad144,6815,202,77036.019
Khorasan, South[14]Birjand69,555510,2187.34
KhuzestanAhvaz64,0554,345,60767.818
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad[15][16]Yasuj15,504695,09944.85
Kurdistan[17]Sanandaj29,1371,574,11854.09
Lorestan[15]Khorramabad28,2941,758,62862.29
Markazi[18][12]Arak29,1301,361,39446.710
MazandaranSari23,7012,818,831118.915
Qazvin[19]Qazvin15,5491,166,86175.05
Qom[20]Qom11,5261,064,45692.41
Semnan[18][12]Semnan97,491589,5126.04
Sistan and Baluchistan[21] Zahedan181,7852,290,07612.68
Tehran[22] Tehran18,81412,150,742645.813
Yazd[7][23]Yazd129,285958,3187.410
Zanjan[17][12]Zanjan21,773970,94644.67
IranTehran1,628,55468,467,41342.0324

References

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  1. ↑ Statistical Centre, Government of Iran. ""General Characteristics of Ostans according to their administrative divisions at the end of 1383 (2005 CE)"". Retrieved 2006-04-30.
  2. ↑ Statistical Centre, Government of Iran. ""Population estimation by urban and rural areas, 2005"". Retrieved 2006-04-30.
  3. ↑ Until 23 June 2010, Alborz was part of Tehran province.
  4. ↑ Until 1993, Ardabil was part of East Azarbaijan province.
  5. ↑ Until 1979, the city was known as Rezaiyeh.
  6. ↑ Originally part of Fars province. Until 1977, the province was known as Khalij-e Fars (Persian Gulf).
  7. 1 2 Originally part of Isfahan province.
  8. ↑ On 1997-05-31, the shahrestans of Aliabad, Gonbad-e-kavus, Gorgan, Kordkuy, Minudasht, and Torkaman were separated from Mazandaran province to form Golestan province.
  9. 1 2 Originally part of Kermanshah province.
  10. ↑ Originally part of Kerman province. Until 1977, the province was known as Banader va Jazayer-e Bahr-e Oman (Ports and Islands of the Sea of Oman).
  11. ↑ Hormozgan includes several islands such as Qeshm, Lavan, Kish and Hormoz as well as Abu Musa island which is jointly administered by Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
  12. 1 2 3 4 In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces.
  13. 1 2 Between 1979 and 1995 Kermanshah province and its capital, were both known as Bakhtaran.
  14. 1 2 3 On 2004-09-29, Khorasan was divided into three provinces. North Khorasan; Razavi Khorasan; South Khorasan.
  15. 1 2 Originally part of Khuzestan province.
  16. ↑ Until 1990, the province was known as Bovir Ahmadi and Kohkiluyeh.
  17. 1 2 Originally part of Gilan province.
  18. 1 2 Originally part of Mazandaran province.
  19. ↑ On 1996-12-31, the shahrestans of Qazvin and Takestan were separated from Zanjan province to form the province of Qazvin.
  20. ↑ Until 1995, Qom was a shahrestan of Tehran province.
  21. ↑ Until 1986, the province was known as Baluchestan and Sistan.
  22. ↑ Until 1986, Tehran was part of Markazi province.
  23. ↑ In 1986, part of Kerman province was transferred to Yazd province. In 2002, Tabas shahrestan (area: 55,344 km²) was transferred from Khorasan province to Yazd.

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