Esfahan province
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Isfahan Province استان اصفهان |
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 Location of Isfahan within Iran |
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| Coordinates: 32°39′28″N 51°40′09″E / 32.6577°N 51.6692°ECoordinates: 32°39′28″N 51°40′09″E / 32.6577°N 51.6692°E | |
| Country |
 Iran
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| Region | Region 2 |
| Capital | Esfahan |
| Counties | 22 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 107,029 km2 (41,324 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 4,879,312 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+03:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRST (UTC+04:30) |
| Main language(s) | Predominantly Persian. Minority: Bakhtiari Luri, Qashqai, Georgian, Armenian languages in some regions of the province |
| Website | [1] |
Isfahan province (Persian: استان اصفهان Ostāne Esfahan ), also transliterated as Esfahan, Espahan, Isfahan, or Isphahan, is one of the thirty-one provinces of Iran. It is located in the center of the country in Iran's Region 2. Its secretariat is located in the city of Isfahan.
The Isfahan province covers an area of approximately 107,027 square km and is situated in the center of Iran. To its north, stand the Markazi (Central) Province and the provinces of Qom and Semnan. To its south, it is bordered by the provinces of Fars, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. Aminabad is the most southern city of Isfahan province just 2 km north of the border. To the east, it is bordered by the province of Yazd. To the west, it is bordered by the province of Lurestan and to the southwest by the province of Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiyari.
The city of Isfahan is the provincial capital; and the counties of this province are as follows: Aran o Bidgol, Ardestan, Esfahan, Lanjan, Shahinshahr and Meymeh, Khomeini Shahr, Khansar, (The Upper) Semirom, Fereydan, Fereydunshahr, Falavarjan, Kashan, Golpayegan, Mobarakeh, Nain, Najaf Abad, Lower Semirom (Dehaghan), Shahreza, Anarak and Natanz; 18 townships, 38 counties, 67 cities, and 2,470 villages in all. According to the census in the year 2006, the population of the province was 4,559,256 of which approximately 83.3 percent were urban residents and 16.7 percent resided in the rural areas. The literacy rate was 88.65 percent. In 2011 population of Isfahan grew up to 4,879,312.
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