Ardabil Province
Persian: استان اردبیل | |
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Coordinates: 38°26′N 48°06′E / 38.433°N 48.100°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Region | Region 3 |
Capital | Ardabil |
Counties | 12 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Hamed Ameli |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | Hassan Ameli and Fakhreddin Mousavi |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Hassan Ameli |
Area | |
• Total | 17,800 km2 (6,900 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,270,420 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
Main language(s) | Persian (official) local languages: Azerbaijani Tati Talysh |
HDI (2017) | 0.756[3] high · 28th |
Ardabil Province (Persian: استان اردبیل) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardabil.[4] The province is in the northwest of the country, in Region 3, bordering the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Iranian provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan, and Gilan.[5] Spanning an area of 18,011 km2, and established in 1993, Ardabil was carved out of the eastern part of East Azerbaijan Province.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province had a population of 1,209,968 in 281,433 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,248,488 people in 337,943 households.[7] According to the census of 2016, the population of Ardabil province had risen to 1,270,420 inhabitants in 377,423 households.[2]
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