Yazd province
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Not to be confused with Yazd County.
For the city, see Yazd.
Yazd province (Persian: استان یزد)[lower-alpha 1] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran and is in the center of the country. Its capital is the city of Yazd.[4] In 2014, it was placed in Region 5.[5] The province has an area of 76,469 km2.
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Yazd Province
Persian: استان یزد | |
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Coordinates: 31°30′N 54°40′E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Region | Region 5 |
Capital | Yazd |
Counties | 12 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Mehran Fatemi |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | Abolghasem Wafi Yazdi |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Mohammad Reza Naseri Yazdi |
Area | |
• Total | 76,469 km2 (29,525 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,138,533 |
• Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
Main language(s) | Persian |
HDI (2017) | 0.824[3] very high · 5th |
Website | ostanyazd.ir |
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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population of the province was 958,323 in 258,691 households.[6] The 2011 national census counted 1,074,428 people living in 309,749 households.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of Yazd province had risen to 1,138,533 in 340,657 households, by which time Tabas County had been separated from the province and joined South Khorasan province.[2]