Back أذربيجان الشرقية (محافظة) Arabic اذربيجان شرقى (محافظه) ARZ Azerbaixán Oriental AST Бакъбаккул Азарбижан AV Şərqi Azərbaycan ostanı Azerbaijani شرقی آذربایجان اوستانی AZB Усходні Азербайджан Byelorussian Усходні Азэрбайджан BE-X-OLD Източен Азербайджан Bulgarian পূর্ব আজারবাইজন প্রদেশ Bengali/Bangla
East Azerbaijan Province
Persian: استان آذربایجان شرقی | |
|---|---|
 Location of East Azerbaijan Province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 38°05′N 46°46′E / 38.083°N 46.767°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 3 |
| Capital | Tabriz |
| Counties | 21 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Torab Mohammadi (Acting) |
| • MPs of Parliament | East Azerbaijan province parliamentary districts |
| • MPs of Assembly of Experts | 1 Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari 2 Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi 3 Ali Malakouti 4 Mohammad Feyz Sarabi 5 Hashem Hashemzadeh Herisi |
| • Representative of the Supreme Leader | Vacant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45,650 km2 (17,630 sq mi) |
| Population (2016 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,909,652 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IR-03 |
| Main language(s) | Persian (official) local languages: Azerbaijani |
| HDI (2017) | 0.785[3] high · 17th |
East Azerbaijan Province (Persian: استان آذربایجان شرقی)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz.[4] The province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil Province, West Azerbaijan Province, and Zanjan Province. East Azerbaijan is in Region 3 of Iran, with its secretariat located in its capital city, Tabriz.[5]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, East Azerbaijan Province's population was 3,527,267 in 911,241 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,724,620 people in 1,085,455 households.[7] At the 2016 census, the province's population was 3,909,652 in 1,223,028 households.[2]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 May 2024). "East Azerbaijan Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country's divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz". Qavanin (in Persian). Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "همشهری آنلاین-استانهای کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions) (1 Tir 1393, Jalaali)". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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