Lorestan province
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Not to be confused with Larestan.
Lorestan province (Persian: استان لرستان)[lower-alpha 1] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Khorramabad.[6] It is in the western part of the country in the Zagros Mountains and covers an area of 28,392 km2.
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Lorestan Province
Persian: استان لرستان | |
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Coordinates: 33°34′N 48°24′E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Region | Region 4 |
Capital | Khorramabad |
Counties | 11 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Aboutaleb Shafeghat |
• 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)[2] | |
• 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[3] high · 19th |
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At the time of the National Census in 2006, the province had a population of 1,689,650 in 382,805 households.[7] The 2011 national census counted 1,754,243 residents in 462,260 households.[8] In 2014 it was placed in Region 4.[9] At the most recent census in 2016, the population of Lorestan province had risen to 1,760,649 inhabitants in 509,025 households.[2]