Mazandaran province
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Mazandaran Province (Persian: استان مازندران; pronunciationⓘ)[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari.[7] Located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the adjacent Central Alborz mountain range, the province is in the central-northern part of the country. Mazandaran, founded in 1937, covers an area of 23,842 km2.[8][9]
Mazandaran Province
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Coordinates: 36°23′N 52°11′E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Region | Region 1[2] |
Capital | Sari |
Counties | 22 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Yousef Nouri |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | 1 Ali Moalemi 2 Norallah Tabresi 3 Sadeq Larijani 4 Seyed Rahim Tavakol 5 Seyed Sadegh Pishnamazi |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Mohammad Bagher Mohammadi Laeeni |
Area | |
• Total | 23,833 km2 (9,202 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 3,283,582 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
ISO 3166 code | IR-02 |
Main language(s) | Mazandarani(Tabari)[5] |
HDI (2017) | 0.845[6] very high · 4th |
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province had a population of 2,893,087 in 783,169 households.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 3,073,943 people in 931,007 households.[11] At the most recent census in 2016, the population had risen to 3,283,582 in 1,084,798 households.[4] Mazandaran is one of the most densely populated provinces in Iran.[12]
The province has diverse natural resources, notably large reservoirs of oil and natural gas.[13] The diverse natural habitats of the province include plains, prairies, forests and rainforest[14] stretching from the sandy beaches of the Caspian Sea to the rugged and snowcapped Alborz sierra,[15] including Mount Damavand, one of the highest peaks and volcanoes in Asia.[16]
Mazandaran is a major producer of farmed fish,[17] and aquaculture provides an important economic addition to traditional dominance of agriculture.[18] Another important contributor to the economy is the tourism industry, as people from all of Iran enjoy visiting the area.[19] Mazandaran is also a fast-growing centre for biotechnology.[13]