Qazvin Province
Persian: استان قزوین | |
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Coordinates: 36°04′N 49°51′E / 36.067°N 49.850°E[2] | |
Country | Iran |
Region | Region 1[1] |
Capital | Qazvin |
Counties | 6 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Mohammad-Mahdi Aalaee |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | Ali Eslami and Majid Talkhabi |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Abdolkarim Abedini |
Area | |
• Total | 15,567 km2 (6,010 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 1,273,761 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
HDI (2017) | 0.796[4] high · 14th |
Qazvin province (Persian: استان قزوین; IPA: [ɢæzˈviːn] )[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country, with the city of Qazvin as its capital.[5]
The province was carved out of Tehran province in 1993. The province was made a part of Region 1 upon the division of the provinces into 5 regions solely for coordination and development purposes on June 22, 2014.[1]
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