Sistan and Baluchestan province

Sistan and Baluchestan Province
استان سیستان و بلوچستان
Sib and Suran Castle
Map of Iran with Sistan and Baluchestan Province highlighted
Map of Iran with Sistan and Baluchestan Province highlighted
Coordinates: 28°17′N 61°07′E / 28.283°N 61.117°E / 28.283; 61.117[1]
CountryIran
CapitalZahedan
Counties26
Government
 • Governor-generalMansour Bijar
Area
 • Total180,726 km2 (69,779 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,775,014
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
DemonymBaloch & Sistani
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
ISO 3166 codeIR-11
Main language(s)Baluchi
Persian
HDI (2017)0.688[3]
medium · 31st
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Sistan and Baluchestan province (Persian: استان سيستان و بلوچستان)[a] is the second largest of the 31 Provinces of Iran, after Kerman Province, with an area of 180,726 km2. Its capital is the city of Zahedan.[4] The province is in the southeast of the country, bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan.[5][6]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 May 2024). "Sistan and Baluchestan Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan province, centered in the city of Zahedan". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ^ "معرفی استان سیستان و بلوچستان". hprc.zaums.ac.ir. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. ^ "آشنایی با استان سیستان و بلوچستان". hamshahrionline.ir. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2021.


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