Lorestan province
Lorestan province (also written Luristan, Lurestan, or Loristan, Persian: استان لرستان, romanized: Ostān-e Lorestān) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the western part of the country in the Zagros Mountains and covers an area of 28,392 km2. Its capital is the city of Khorramabad. At the time of the National Census in 2006, the province had a population of 1,689,650 in 382,805 households. The 2011 national census counted 1,754,243 residents in 462,260 households. In 2014 it was placed in Region 4. At the most recent census in 2016, the population of Lorestan province had risen to 1,760,649 inhabitants in 509,025 households.
Lorestan province | |
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| Persian: استان لرستان | |
Location of Lorestan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 33.4871°N 48.3538°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 4 |
| Capital | Khorramabad |
| Counties | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Farhad Zivyar |
| • MPs of Assembly of Experts | Ahmad Moballeghi and Hashem Niazi |
| • Representative of the Supreme Leader | Seyyed Ahmad Reza Shahrokhi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28,294 km2 (10,924 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,760,649 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym | لرستانی (Lorestani) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| Main language(s) | Luri, Laki (Kurdish) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.779 high · 19th |
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