Lorestan Province (also written Luristan,[3] Lurestan,[3] or Loristan,[3] Persian: استان لرستان[4]) is a province of western Iran in the Zagros Mountains. The population of Lorestan was 1,760,649 people in 2016, according to the last conducted census.[5] In 2014 it was placed in Region 4.[6]
Lorestan Province | |
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 Counties of Lorestan Province | |
 Location of Lorestan Province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 33.4871°N 48.3538°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 4 |
| Capital | Khorramabad |
| Counties | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Farhad Zivyar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28,294 km2 (10,924 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,716,527 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym | لرستانی (Lorestani) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+04:30 (IRST) |
| Main language(s) | Luri, Laki (Kurdish) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.779[2] high · 19th |
Lorestan covers an area of 28,392 km2. The major cities in this province are Khorramabad, Borujerd, Dorud, Aligudarz, Kuhdasht, Azna, Aleshtar, Nurabad, and Pol-e Dokhtar.