Provinces of Iran

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

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

Province Capital Area(km²) Population Density
(people/km²)		 Shahrestans
AlborzKaraj5,8332,712,400413.64
ArdabilArdabil17,8001,257,62470.79
Azarbaijan, EastTabriz45,6503,500,18376.719
Azarbaijan, WestUrmia37,4372,949,42678.814
BushehrBushehr22,743816,11535.99
Chahar Mahaal and BakhtiariShahrekord16,332842,00251.66
FarsShiraz122,6084,385,86935.823
GuilanRasht14,0422,410,523171.716
GolestanGorgan20,1951,637,06381.111
HamadanHamadan19,3681,738,77289.88
HormozganBandar Abbas70,6691,314,66718.611
IlamIlam20,133545,09327.17
IsfahanIsfahan107,0294,454,59541.621
KermanKerman180,8362,432,92713.514
Kermanshah Kermanshah24,9981,938,06077.513
Khorasan, NorthBojnourd28,434786,91827.76
Khorasan, RazaviMashhad144,6815,202,77036.019
Khorasan, SouthBirjand69,555510,2187.34
KhuzestanAhvaz64,0554,345,60767.818
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-AhmadYasuj15,504695,09944.85
KurdistanSanandaj29,1371,574,11854.09
LorestanKhorramabad28,2941,758,62862.29
MarkaziArak29,1301,361,39446.710
MazandaranSari23,7012,818,831118.915
QazvinQazvin15,5491,166,86175.05
QomQom11,5261,064,45692.41
SemnanSemnan97,491589,5126.04
Sistan and Baluchistan Zahedan181,7852,290,07612.68
Tehran Tehran18,81412,150,742645.813
YazdYazd129,285958,3187.410
ZanjanZanjan21,773970,94644.67
IranTehran1,628,55468,467,41342.0324

References

  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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