Kermanshah province
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Kermanshah استان کرمانشاه |
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| Province | |
 Location of Kermanshah within Iran |
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| Coordinates: 34°19′03″N 47°05′13″E / 34.3176°N 47.0869°ECoordinates: 34°19′03″N 47°05′13″E / 34.3176°N 47.0869°E | |
| Country |
 Iran
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| Region | Region 4 |
| Capital | Kermanshah |
| Counties | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Asadollah Razani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24,998 km2 (9,652 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,945,227 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+03:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRST (UTC+04:30) |
| Main language(s) |
Kurdish Persian AzeriJust in Sonqor County |
Kermanshah Province (Persian: استان كرمانشاه) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran and is regarded as part of Iranian Kurdistan. The province was known from 1969 to 1986 as Kermanshahan and from 1986 to 1995 as Bakhtaran. In 2014 it was placed in Region 4, with the region's central secretariat located at the province's capital city, Kermanshah.
Kermanshah consists of 14 shahrestans (districts): Dalaho County; Gilan-e-gharb County; Harsin County; Islamabad-e-gharb County; Javanrud County; Kangavar County; Kermanshah County; Paveh County; Qasr-e-Shirin County; Ravansar county; Sahneh County; Sarpol-e-Zahab County; Solas-e-Babajani County; Sonqor County.
Major cities and towns in Kermanshah Province: Kermanshah; Eslamabad-e Gharb; Paveh; Harsin; Kangavar; Sonqor; Javanrud; Salas-e-babajani; Ravansar; Dalahoo; Gilan-Gharb; Sahneh; Qasr-e Shirin; Sarpol-e-Zahab.
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