East Azerbaijan province
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East Azerbaijan Province (Persian: استان آذربایجان شرقی Āzarbāijān-e Sharqi; Azerbaijani: شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province, and Zanjan province. The capital of the province is Tabriz. East Azerbaijan province is in Region 3 of Iran, with its secretariat located in its capital city, Tabriz.[4]
East Azarbaijan Province
استان آذربایجان شرقی | |
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Coordinates: 38°05′N 46°46′E | |
Region | Region 3 |
Capital | Tabriz |
Counties | 21 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Malek Rahmati [1] |
• 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 | Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem |
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 |
At the 2006 census, East Azerbaijan province's population was 3,527,267 in 911,241 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,724,620 people in 1,085,455 households.[6] At the 2016 census, the province's population was 3,909,652 in 1,223,028 households.[2]