Ilam province

Ilam Province (Persian: استان ایلام, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Îlamê ,پارێزگای ئیلام) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is Ilam.

Ilam Province استان ایلام
Province
Etymology: The ancient pre-Iranic civilization of Elam
Nickname:  عروس زاگرس (The Bride of Zagros)
Location of Ilam within Iran
Coordinates: 33.6384°N 46.4226°E / 33.6384; 46.4226
Country	Iran
Region	Region 4
Founded	1974
Capital	Ilam
Counties	List Ilam Eyvan Sirvan Chardavol Malekshahi Badreh Darreh Shahr Mehran Dehloran Abdanan
Government
• Body	Provincial Government
• Governor-general	Qasem Soleimani Dashtaki (Reformist)
Area [1]
• Province	20,164.11 km2 (7,785.41 sq mi)
• Urban [2][3]	30.13 km2 (11.63 sq mi)
• Rank	22nd
	Latest measurement in 2019
Highest elevation [4] (Kan Seifi Peak)	2,775 m (9,104 ft)
Lowest elevation [5]	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Province	580,158
• Estimate  (2020)[6]	602,000
• Rank	31st (last)
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
• Urban [2]	395,263
• Rural [2]	184,444
Demonym(s)	Ilami , Ilamian (plural)
Time zone	UTC+03:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+04:30 (IRST)
Postal code	69311–69991[7]
Area code	+98 84
Vehicle registration	Iran 98[8]
HDI (2017)	0.815[9] very high · 8th
Website	Ilam Portal

References

1. سالنامه آماری کشور سال ۱۳۹۷ [Statistical Yearbook of Iran Year 1397] (in Persian). Tehran, Iran: مرکز آمار ایران. 2019. Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
2. السادات حائری, زهرا (2019). سالنامه آماری استان ایلام سال ۱۳۹۷ [Statistical Yearbook of Ilam Province in 1397] (in Persian). Ilam, Iran: سازمان مدیریت و برنامه‌ریزی استان ایلام. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
3. "هواشناسی ایلام". www.ilammet.ir. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
4. قله "کان صیفی" ایلام در هوای برفی فتح شد (in Persian). Ilam Press. Ilam Press. January 10, 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
5. Google Earth Pro V 7.1.5.1557. Mehran County, Iran. 32° 58’ 53.80”N, 46° 05’ 47.61”E, Eye alt 1760 meters: US Dept of State Geographer. Google 2015. Cnes/Spot Image 2015. December 22, 2002. Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
6. "پيش‌بينی جمعيت كل كشور به تفكيك استان و مناطق شهری و روستايی و برحسب جنس از سال ۱۳۹۶ تا ۱۴۱۵" [Predicting the total population of the country by province and urban and rural areas and by gender from 1396 to 1415 SH]. Statistical Center of Iran (Microsoft Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. 2018-05-28. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
7. کدپستی ۵ رقمی مناطق استان ایلام. سامانه پیامک برتر (in Persian). سامانه پیامک برتر. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
8. راهنمای کامل شماره پلاک خودرو به تفکیک شهر و استان. Setareh (in Persian). مجله اینترنتی ستاره. May 17, 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
9. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.