Isfahan province

Isfahan Province
Persian: استان اصفهان
Map of Iran with Isfahan province highlighted
Location of Isfahan Province within Iran
Coordinates: 32°40′N 51°55′E / 32.667°N 51.917°E / 32.667; 51.917[1]
CountryIran
RegionRegion 2
CapitalIsfahan
Counties28
Government
 • Governor-generalMehdi Jamalinejad
Area
 • Total107,018 km2 (41,320 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total5,120,850
 • Estimate 
(2020)
5,343,000[2]
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Predominantly Persian.
small Minority: Bakhtiari Luri, Qashqai, Georgian, Armenian languages in some regions of the province
HDI (2017)0.830[4]
very high · 3rd
Websitewww.ostan-es.ir
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Isfahan Province Historical population
YearPop.±%
19661,703,701—    
19863,294,916+93.4%
20064,559,256+38.4%
20114,879,312+7.0%
20165,120,850+5.0%
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Isfahan or Esfahan/Espahan province(Persian: استان اصفهان)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Isfahan.[5]

The province is in the center of the country in Iran's Region 2,[6] whose secretariat is located in Isfahan.

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 May 2024). "Isfahan Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ Amar. "توجه: تفاوت در سرجمع به دليل گرد شدن ارقام به رقم هزار مي باشد. (in Persian)". Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province, centered in the city of Isfahan". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  6. ^ "همشهری آنلاین-استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions)". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014 [1 Tir 1393, Jalaali]. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.


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