Qom province

Qom Province
Persian: استان قم
Location of Qom Province
Coordinates: 34°40′N 50°50′E / 34.667°N 50.833°E / 34.667; 50.833[2]
CountryIran
RegionRegion 1[1]
CapitalQom
Counties3
Government
 • Governor-generalAkbar Behnamjoo
Area
 • Total11,526 km2 (4,450 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total1,292,283
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Persian
HDI (2017)0.816[4]
very high · 7th
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Qom Province (Persian: استان قم)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran with 11,237 km², covering 0.89% of the total area of the country. Its capital is the city of Qom.

The province is in the central part of the country and was formed from part of Tehran Province in 1995. The province was designated as part of Region 1 following the division of Iranian provinces into 5 regions which took place on June 22, 2014, for the purposes of coordination and development.[1]

  1. ^ a b همشهری آنلاین-استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند
  2. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 May 2024). "Qom Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  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. Retrieved 13 September 2018.


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