Kermanshah province
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Kermanshah province (Persian: استان كرمانشاه)[lower-alpha 1] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, bordering Iraq. Its capital is the city of Kermanshah.[9] According to a 2014 segmentation by the Ministry of Interior, it is the center of Region 4,[10] with the region's central secretariat located in Kermanshah. A majority of people in the province are Shia, and there are Sunni and Yarsani minority groups.[11][12][13]
Kermanshah Province
Persian: استان کرمانشاه | |
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Coordinates: 34°33′N 46°43′E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Region | 4th Region |
Capital | Kermanshah |
Counties | 14 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Mohammad-Tayyeb Sahraee |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | Aman Narimani and Mohammad Mohammadi Araghi |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Mostafa Olama |
Area | |
• Total | 24,998 km2 (9,652 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,952,434 |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Kermanshahi |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
ISO 3166 code | IR-05 |
Main language(s) | Kurdish local Persian official[3][4] |
HDI (2017) | 0.796[5] high · 14th |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1996 | 1,778,596 | — |
2006 | 1,879,385 | +5.7% |
2011 | 1,945,227 | +3.5% |
2016 | 1,952,434 | +0.4% |
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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population of Kermanshah province was 1,842,457 in 444,185 households.[14] By the time of the following census in 2011, there were 1,945,227 people in 530,911 households.[15] At the latest census in 2016, Kermanshah had a population of 1,952,434 in 576,861 households.[2]