Sistan and Baluchestan province
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Sistan and Baluchestan Province (Persian: استان سيستان و بلوچستان)[lower-alpha 1] is the second largest of the 31 Provinces of Iran, after Kerman Province, with an area of 180,726 km2. Its capital is the city of Zahedan.[4] The province is in the southeast of the country, bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan.[5][6]
Sistan and Baluchestan Province
استان سیستان و بلوچستان | |
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Coordinates: 28°17′N 61°07′E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Capital | Zahedan |
Counties | 26 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Mohammad Karami |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | Abbas-Ali Soleimani and Ali Ahmad Salami |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Mostafa Mahami |
Area | |
• Total | 180,726 km2 (69,779 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,775,014 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Demonym | Baloch |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
ISO 3166 code | IR-11 |
Main language(s) | Baluchi Persian |
HDI (2017) | 0.688[3] medium · 31st |
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province had a population of 2,349,049 in 468,025 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,534,327 inhabitants living in 587,921 households.[8] At the most recent census in 2016, the population had increased to 2,775,014 in 704,888 households.[2]
The Baloch form a majority of the population and the Persian Sistani a minority. Smaller communities of Kurds (in the eastern highlands and near Iranshahr); the expatriate Brahui (along the border with Pakistan); and other resident and itinerant ethnic groups, such as the Romani, are also found within the province.