East Azerbaijan province
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Not to be confused with West Azerbaijan Province.
This article is about the Iranian Province. For other uses, see Azerbaijan (disambiguation).
East Azerbaijan Province (Persian: استان آذربایجان شرقی)[lower-alpha 1] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz.[4] The province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil Province, West Azerbaijan Province, and Zanjan Province. East Azerbaijan is in Region 3 of Iran, with its secretariat located in its capital city, Tabriz.[5]
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East Azerbaijan Province
Persian: استان آذربایجان شرقی | |
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Coordinates: 38°05′N 46°46′E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Region | Region 3 |
Capital | Tabriz |
Counties | 21 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Torab Mohammadi (Acting) |
• MPs of Parliament | East Azerbaijan province parliamentary districts |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | 1 Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari 2 Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi 3 Ali Malakouti 4 Mohammad Feyz Sarabi 5 Hashem Hashemzadeh Herisi |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 45,650 km2 (17,630 sq mi) |
Population (2016 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 3,909,652 |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
ISO 3166 code | IR-03 |
Main language(s) | Persian (official) local languages: Azerbaijani |
HDI (2017) | 0.785[3] high · 17th |
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At the time of the 2006 National Census, East Azerbaijan Province's population was 3,527,267 in 911,241 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,724,620 people in 1,085,455 households.[7] At the 2016 census, the province's population was 3,909,652 in 1,223,028 households.[2]