Provinces of Iran
Appearance
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
[change | change source]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] | Karaj | 5,833 | 2,712,400 | 413.6 | 4 |
Ardabil[4] | Ardabil | 17,800 | 1,257,624 | 70.7 | 9 |
Azarbaijan, East | Tabriz | 45,650 | 3,500,183 | 76.7 | 19 |
Azarbaijan, West | Urmia[5] | 37,437 | 2,949,426 | 78.8 | 14 |
Bushehr[6] | Bushehr | 22,743 | 816,115 | 35.9 | 9 |
Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari[7] | Shahrekord | 16,332 | 842,002 | 51.6 | 6 |
Fars | Shiraz | 122,608 | 4,385,869 | 35.8 | 23 |
Guilan | Rasht | 14,042 | 2,410,523 | 171.7 | 16 |
Golestan[8] | Gorgan | 20,195 | 1,637,063 | 81.1 | 11 |
Hamadan[9] | Hamadan | 19,368 | 1,738,772 | 89.8 | 8 |
Hormozgan[10][11] | Bandar Abbas | 70,669 | 1,314,667 | 18.6 | 11 |
Ilam[9] | Ilam | 20,133 | 545,093 | 27.1 | 7 |
Isfahan[12] | Isfahan | 107,029 | 4,454,595 | 41.6 | 21 |
Kerman | Kerman | 180,836 | 2,432,927 | 13.5 | 14 |
Kermanshah[13] | Kermanshah[13] | 24,998 | 1,938,060 | 77.5 | 13 |
Khorasan, North[14] | Bojnourd | 28,434 | 786,918 | 27.7 | 6 |
Khorasan, Razavi[14] | Mashhad | 144,681 | 5,202,770 | 36.0 | 19 |
Khorasan, South[14] | Birjand | 69,555 | 510,218 | 7.3 | 4 |
Khuzestan | Ahvaz | 64,055 | 4,345,607 | 67.8 | 18 |
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad[15][16] | Yasuj | 15,504 | 695,099 | 44.8 | 5 |
Kurdistan[17] | Sanandaj | 29,137 | 1,574,118 | 54.0 | 9 |
Lorestan[15] | Khorramabad | 28,294 | 1,758,628 | 62.2 | 9 |
Markazi[18][12] | Arak | 29,130 | 1,361,394 | 46.7 | 10 |
Mazandaran | Sari | 23,701 | 2,818,831 | 118.9 | 15 |
Qazvin[19] | Qazvin | 15,549 | 1,166,861 | 75.0 | 5 |
Qom[20] | Qom | 11,526 | 1,064,456 | 92.4 | 1 |
Semnan[18][12] | Semnan | 97,491 | 589,512 | 6.0 | 4 |
Sistan and Baluchistan[21] | Zahedan | 181,785 | 2,290,076 | 12.6 | 8 |
Tehran[22] | Tehran | 18,814 | 12,150,742 | 645.8 | 13 |
Yazd[7][23] | Yazd | 129,285 | 958,318 | 7.4 | 10 |
Zanjan[17][12] | Zanjan | 21,773 | 970,946 | 44.6 | 7 |
Iran | Tehran | 1,628,554 | 68,467,413 | 42.0 | 324 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Statistical Centre, Government of Iran. ""Population estimation by urban and rural areas, 2005"". Retrieved 2006-04-30.
- ↑ Until 23 June 2010, Alborz was part of Tehran province.
- ↑ Until 1993, Ardabil was part of East Azarbaijan province.
- ↑ Until 1979, the city was known as Rezaiyeh.
- ↑ Originally part of Fars province. Until 1977, the province was known as Khalij-e Fars (Persian Gulf).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Originally part of Isfahan province.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Originally part of Kermanshah province.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Between 1979 and 1995 Kermanshah province and its capital, were both known as Bakhtaran.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 On 2004-09-29, Khorasan was divided into three provinces. North Khorasan; Razavi Khorasan; South Khorasan.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Originally part of Khuzestan province.
- ↑ Until 1990, the province was known as Bovir Ahmadi and Kohkiluyeh.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Originally part of Gilan province.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Originally part of Mazandaran province.
- ↑ On 1996-12-31, the shahrestans of Qazvin and Takestan were separated from Zanjan province to form the province of Qazvin.
- ↑ Until 1995, Qom was a shahrestan of Tehran province.
- ↑ Until 1986, the province was known as Baluchestan and Sistan.
- ↑ Until 1986, Tehran was part of Markazi province.
- ↑ 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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