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Qom Province
Persian: استان قم | |
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Coordinates: 34°40′N 50°50′E / 34.667°N 50.833°E[2] | |
Country | Iran |
Region | Region 1[1] |
Capital | Qom |
Counties | 3 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Mohammad Aghamiri |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | 1 Mohammad Momen 2 Mohammad Yazdi 3 Seyyed Mohammad Saeedi |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Seyyed Mohammad Saeedi |
Area | |
• Total | 11,526 km2 (4,450 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 1,292,283 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
Main language(s) | Persian |
HDI (2017) | 0.816[4] very high · 7th |
Qom province (Persian: استان قم)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran with 11,237 km², covering 0.89% of the total area of the country. Its capital is the city of Qom.
The province is in the central part of the country and was formed from part of Tehran Province in 1995. The province was designated as part of Region 1 following the division of Iranian provinces into 5 regions which took place on June 22, 2014, for the purposes of coordination and development.[1]
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