List
| Province | Capital | Area | Population | Density (population/km²) |
Shahrestans (counties) | Notes | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alborz | Karaj | 5,833 km2 (2,252 sq mi) | 1,375,450 | 235.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (611 /sq mi) | 4 | Until 23/06/2010, Alborz was part of Tehran province. | |
| Ardabil | Ardabil | 17,800 km2 (6,900 sq mi) | 1,257,624 | 70.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (183 /sq mi) | 9 | Until 1993, Ardabil was part of East Azerbaijan province. | |
| Azerbaijan, East | Tabriz | 45,650 km2 (17,630 sq mi) | 3,620,183 | 76.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (199 /sq mi) | 19 | ||
| Azerbaijan, West | Urmia | 37,437 km2 (14,455 sq mi) | 2,949,426 | 78.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (204 /sq mi) | 14 | During the Pahlavi Dynasty Urmia was known as Rezaiyeh. | |
| Bushehr | Bushehr | 22,743 km2 (8,781 sq mi) | 887,115 | 35.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (93 /sq mi) | 9 | Originally part of Fars province. Until 1977, the province was known as Khalij-e Fars (Persian Gulf). | |
| Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari | Shahrekord | 16,332 km2 (6,306 sq mi) | 842,002 | 51.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (134 /sq mi) | 6 | Until 1973 was part of Isfahan province. | |
| Fars | Shiraz | 122,608 km2 (47,339 sq mi) | 4,385,869 | 35.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (93 /sq mi) | 23 | ||
| Gilan | Rasht | 14,042 km2 (5,422 sq mi) | 2,410,523 | 171.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (445 /sq mi) | 16 | ||
| Golestan | Gorgan | 20,195 km2 (7,797 sq mi) | 1,637,063 | 81.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (210 /sq mi) | 11 | On the 31 May 1997, the shahrestans of Aliabad, Gonbad-e-kavus, Gorgan, Kordkuy, Minudasht, and Torkaman were separated from Mazandaran province to form Golestan province. Gorgan was called Esteraba or Astarabad until 1937. | |
| Hamadan | Hamadan | 19,368 km2 (7,478 sq mi) | 1,790,770 | 91 inhabitants per square kilometre (240 /sq mi) | 8 | Originally part of Kermanshah province. | |
| Hormozgān | Bandar Abbas | 70,669 km2 (27,285 sq mi) | 1,410,667 | 18.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (48 /sq mi) | 11 | Originally part of Kerman province. Until 1977, the province was known as Banader va Jazayer-e Bahr-e Oman (Ports and Islands of the Sea of Oman). | |
| Ilam | Ilam | 20,133 km2 (7,773 sq mi) | 545,093 | 27.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (70 /sq mi) | 7 | Originally part of Kermanshah province. | |
| Isfahan | Isfahan | 107,029 km2 (41,324 sq mi) | 4,590,595 | 41.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (108 /sq mi) | 21 | In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces. | |
| Kerman | Kerman | 180,836 km2 (69,821 sq mi) | 2,660,927 | 13.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (35 /sq mi) | 14 | ||
| Kermanshah | Kermanshah | 24,998 km2 (9,652 sq mi) | 1,938,060 | 77.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (201 /sq mi) | 13 | Between 1950 and 1979, both Kermanshah province and city were known as Kermanshahan and between 1979 and 1995 were known as Bakhtaran. | |
| Khorasan, North | Bojnourd | 28,434 km2 (10,978 sq mi) | 820,918 | 27.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (72 /sq mi) | 6 | On 29 September 2004, Khorasan was divided into three provinces. North Khorasan; Razavi Khorasan; South Khorasan. | |
| Khorasan, Razavi | Mashhad | 144,681 km2 (55,862 sq mi) | 5,620,770 | 36.0 inhabitants per square kilometre (93 /sq mi) | 19 | On 29 September 2004, Khorasan was divided into three provinces. North Khorasan; Razavi Khorasan; South Khorasan. | |
| Khorasan, South | Birjand | 69,555 km2 (26,855 sq mi) | 640,218 | 7.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (19 /sq mi) | 8 | On 29 September 2004, Khorasan was divided into three provinces. North Khorasan; Razavi Khorasan; South Khorasan. | |
| Khuzestan | Ahvaz | 64,055 km2 (24,732 sq mi) | 4,345,607 | 67.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (176 /sq mi) | 18 | ||
| Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad | Yasuj | 15,504 km2 (5,986 sq mi) | 695,099 | 44.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (116 /sq mi) | 5 | Originally part of Khuzestan province. Until 1990, the province was known as Bovir Ahmadi and Kohkiluyeh. | |
| Kurdistan | Sanandaj | 29,137 km2 (11,250 sq mi) | 1,574,118 | 54.0 inhabitants per square kilometre (140 /sq mi) | 9 | Originally part of Gilan province. | |
| Lorestan | Khorramabad | 28,294 km2 (10,924 sq mi) | 1,758,628 | 62.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (161 /sq mi) | 9 | Originally part of Khuzestan province. | |
| Markazi | Arak | 29,130 km2 (11,250 sq mi) | 1,361,394 | 46.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (121 /sq mi) | 10 | Originally part of Mazandaran province. In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces. | |
| Mazandaran | Sari | 23,701 km2 (9,151 sq mi) | 2,940,831 | 118.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (308 /sq mi) | 15 | ||
| Qazvin | Qazvin | 15,549 km2 (6,004 sq mi) | 1,166,861 | 75.0 inhabitants per square kilometre (194 /sq mi) | 5 | On 31 December 1996, the shahrestans of Qazvin and Takestan were separated from Zanjan province to form the province of Qazvin. | |
| Qom | Qom | 11,526 km2 (4,450 sq mi) | 1,064,456 | 92.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (239 /sq mi) | 1 | Until 1995, Qom was a shahrestan of Tehran province. | |
| Semnan | Semnan | 97,491 km2 (37,641 sq mi) | 590,512 | 6.0 inhabitants per square kilometre (16 /sq mi) | 4 | Originally part of Mazandaran province. In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces. | |
| Sistan and Baluchistan | Zahedan | 181,785 km2 (70,188 sq mi) | 2,410,076 | 12.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (33 /sq mi) | 8 | Until 1986, the province was known as Baluchestan and Sistan. | |
| Tehran | Tehran | 18,814 km2 (7,264 sq mi) | 13,530,742 | 645.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,673 /sq mi) | 13 | Until 1986, Tehran was part of Markazi province. | |
| Yazd | Yazd | 129,285 km2 (49,917 sq mi) | 992,318 | 7.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (19 /sq mi) | 10 | Originally part of Isfahan province. In 1986, part of Kerman province was transferred to Yazd province. In 2002, Tabas shahrestan (area: 55,344 km²) was transferred from Khorasan province to Yazd. | |
| Zanjan | Zanjan | 21,773 km2 (8,407 sq mi) | 970,946 | 44.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (116 /sq mi) | 7 | Originally part of Gilan province. In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces. | |
| Iran (Total) | Tehran | 1,628,554 km2 (628,788 sq mi) | 71,767,413 | 44.0 inhabitants per square kilometre (114 /sq mi) | 324 |
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