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Iran: Provinces
| PROVINCE (OCTAN) |
POPULATION
1996 Census |
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CAPITAL |
| 1) Teheran |
11,176,139 |
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Teheran |
| Markazi |
1,228,812 |
Arak |
| Gilan |
2,241,896 |
Rasht |
| 2) Mazandaran |
4,028,296 |
Sari |
| East Azerbaijan |
3,325,540 |
Tabriz |
| West Azerbaijan |
2,496,320 |
Orumiyeh |
| Bukhtaran |
1,778,596 |
Bukhtaran |
| Khuzestan |
3,746,772 |
Ahvaz |
| Fars |
3,817,036 |
Shiraz |
| Kerman |
2,004,328 |
Kerman |
| Khorasan |
6,047,661 |
Mashhad |
| Esfahan |
3,923,355 |
Esfahan |
| Sistan va Baluchestan |
1,722,579 |
Zahedan |
| Kordestan |
1,346,383 |
Sanandaj |
| Hamadan |
1,677,957 |
Hamadan |
| Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari |
761,168 |
Shahr Kord |
| Lorestan |
1,584,434 |
Khorramabad |
| Ilam |
487,886 |
Ilam |
| Kohgiluyeh va Boyerahmad |
544,356 |
Yasuj |
| Bushehr |
743,675 |
Bushehr |
| Zanjan |
1,036,873 |
Zanjan |
| Semnan |
501,447 |
Semnan |
| Yazd |
750,769 |
Yazd |
| Hormozgan |
1,062,155 |
Bandar-e Abbas |
| Ardabil |
1,168,011 |
Ardabil |
| Qom |
853,044 |
Qom |
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60,055,488 |
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1) Teheran Province was split in January 1997, creating the Qazvin Province with Qazvin as capital.
2) Mazandaran was split in June 1997, creating the new province Gorgan with Gorgan as its capital.
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By: Tore Kjeilen
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