List of Iran Provinces and Capitals

Iran, officially known as the Islamic Republic of Iran, is divided into 31 provinces. Here is a list of the provinces in Iran as of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021:

Iran Provinces and Capitals

ProvinceAbbreviationCapitalPopulation Area (km2)Population density (/km2)
AlborzALKaraj2,730,0005,833465.01
ArdabilARArdabil1,284,00017,80071.37
BushehrBUBushehr1,174,00022,74351.15
Chaharmahal and BakhtiariCBShahrekord973,00016,33258.03
East AzerbaijanEATabriz3,925,00045,65085.64
FarsFAShiraz4,904,000122,60839.57
GilanGNRasht2,546,00014,042180.22
GolestanGOGorgan1,893,00020,19592.53
HamadanHAHamadan1,756,00019,36890.78
HormozganHOBandar Abbas1,806,00070,66925.14
IlamILIlam591,00020,13328.82
IsfahanISIsfahan5,136,000107,02947.85
KermanKNKerman3,184,000183,28517.27
KermanshahKEKermanshah2,003,00024,99878.1
KhuzestanKHAhvaz4,725,00064,05573.54
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-AhmadKBYasuj728,00015,50445.99
KurdistanKUSanandaj1,614,00029,13755.02
LorestanLOKhorramabad1,784,00028,29462.23
MarkaziMAArak1,436,00029,13049.07
MazandaranMNSari3,302,00023,701138.54
North KhorasanNKBojnord868,00028,43430.35
QazvinQAQazvin1,284,00015,54981.92
QomQMQom1,300,00011,526112.12
Razavi KhorasanRKMashhad6,444,000118,88454.12
SemnanSESemnan715,00097,4917.2
Sistan and BaluchestanSBZahedan2,777,000180,72615.35
South KhorasanSKBirjand786,000151,9135.06
TehranTETehran13,323,00018,814705.2
West AzerbaijanWAUrmia3,278,00037,43787.22
YazdYAYazd1,156,00076,46914.89
ZanjanZAZanjan1,103,00021,77348.57

Written by | Updated: Sept 03, 2024, 23:15 IST