Kermanshah Province
Persian: استان کرمانشاه | |
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![]() Location of Kermanshah Province within Iran | |
Coordinates: 34°33′N 46°43′E / 34.550°N 46.717°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Region | 4th Region |
Capital | Kermanshah |
Counties | 14 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Mohammad-Tayyeb Sahraee |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | Aman Narimani and Mohammad Mohammadi Araghi |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Mostafa Olama |
Area | |
• Total | 24,998 km2 (9,652 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,952,434 |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Kermanshahi |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
ISO 3166 code | IR-05 |
Main language(s) | Kurdish local Persian official[3][4] |
HDI (2017) | 0.796[5] high · 14th |
Kermanshah province (Persian: استان كرمانشاه)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, bordering Iraq. Its capital is the city of Kermanshah.[9]
According to a 2014 segmentation by the Ministry of Interior, it is the center of Region 4,[10] with the region's central secretariat located in Kermanshah. A majority of people in the province are Shia, and there are Sunni and Yarsani minority groups.[11][12][13][14]
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