Alborz province
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Alborz province (Persian: استان البرز)[lower-alpha 1] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.[3][4][5] Its capital is the city of Karaj,[3] which lies 10 km west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz mountains. Alborz is Iran's smallest province in terms of area.[4]
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Alborz Province
Persian: استان البرز | |
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Coordinates: 35°56′N 50°54′E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Region | Region 1 |
Capital | Karaj |
Counties | 7 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Mojtaba Abdollahi |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | Mohsen Kazeroni Seyed Mohammad-Mehdi Mir Bagheri |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Seyyed Mohammad Mahdi Hosseini Hamedani |
Area | |
• Total | 5,833 km2 (2,252 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,712,400 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
Main language(s) | Persian |
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the districts that were later to form the province had a population of 2,053,233.[6] The first census after the creation of Alborz province counted 2,412,513 people in 2011.[7] According to the census of 2016, the population had increased to 2,712,400 people, of whom 92.6% lived in urban areas.[2] The majority of the population of Alborz identify as ethnic Persians.