Political Map of Iran

 

The Islamic Republic of Iran is a Middle Eastern country, bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Turkey. To the north, Iran borders the Caspian Sea,

and to the south, it borders the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The total area of Iran is about 1,648,195 square kilometers (636,372 square miles).

The capital and largest city in Iran is Tehran, which is located in the north. Other large cities are Mashhad, Karaj, Isfahan, and Tabriz. The country’s total population is over 86 million, with over 12 million people living in Tehran. The people of Iran are called Persians, stemming from the nation’s other name, Persia.

Iran is made up of thirty-one provinces, which are further divided into counties, then districts, and sub-districts. The provinces of Iran are governed at a local level in each province’s capital. Iran’s capital, Tehran, is located in the province of the same name.

The provinces of Iran are: –

Province	Pop-2006	Pop-1996	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Capital
Alborz	2412568		5833	2252	Karaj
Ardebil	1,228,155	1,168,011	17,800	6,873	Ardebil
Bushehr	886,267	743,675	22,743	8,781	Bushehr
Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari	857,910	761,168	16,332	6,306	Shahr-e-Kord
East Azarbaijan	3,603,456	3,325,540	45,650	17,626	Tabriz
Esfahan	4,559,256	3,923,255	107,029	41,324	Esfahan
Fars	4,336,878	3,817,036	122,608	47,339	Shiraz
Gilan	2,404,861	2,241,896	14,042	5,422	Rasht
Golestan	1,617,087	1,426,288	20,195	7,797	Gorgan
Hamadan	1,703,267	1,677,957	19,368	7,478	Hamadan
Hormozgan	1,403,674	1,062,155	70,669	27,285	Bandar-e-Abbas
Ilam	545,787	487,886	20,133	7,773	Ilam
Kerman	2,652,413	2,004,328	180,836	69,821	Kerman
Kermanshah	1,879,385	1,778,596	24,998	9,652	Kermanshah
Khuzestan	4,274,979	3,746,772	64,055	24,732	Ahvaz
Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad	634,299	544,356	15,504	5,986	Yasuj
Kordestan	1,440,156	1,346,383	29,137	11,250	Sanandaj
Lorestan	1,716,527	1,584,434	28,294	10,924	Khorramabad
Markazi	1,351,257	1,228,812	29,130	11,247	Arak
Mazandaran	2,922,432	2,602,008	23,701	9,151	Sari
North Khorasan	811,572	676,333	28,434	10,978	Bojnurd
Qazvin	1,143,200	968,257	15,549	6,004	Qazvin
Qom	1,046,737	853,044	11,526	4,450	Qom
Razavi Khorasan	5,593,079	4,991,818	144,681	55,862	Mashhad
Semnan	589,742	501,447	97,491	37,641	Semnan
Sistan and Baluchestan	2,405,742	1,722,579	181,785	70,188	Zahedan
South Khorasan	636,420	319,878	69,555	26,855	Birjand
Tehran	13,422,366	10,343,965	18,814	7,264	Tehran
West Azarbaijan	2,873,459	2,496,320	37,437	14,455	Orumiyeh
Yazd	990,818	810,401	129,285	49,917	Yazd
Zanjan	964,601	900,890	21,773	8,407	Zanjan
31 provinces	70,495,782	60,055,488	1,628,554	628,788