Alborz province

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Alborz province Persian: استان البرز
Province
Location of Alborz province within Iran
Coordinates: 35°56′N 50°54′E / 35.933°N 50.900°E / 35.933; 50.900[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

Alborz province (Persian: استان البرز)^[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.^[3][4] 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 area.

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