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Markazi Province
Persian: استان مرکزی | |
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 A view of Amingholamali Saveh Jamee mosque | |
 Location of Markazi Province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 34°35′N 49°41′E / 34.583°N 49.683°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 4 |
| Capital | Arak |
| Counties | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Farzad Mokhlesolaemeh |
| • MPs of Assembly of Experts | Ahmad Mohseni Garakani and Mohsen Araki |
| • Representative of the Supreme Leader | Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29,127 km2 (11,246 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,429,475 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| Main language(s) | Persian |
| HDI (2018) | 0.791[3] high · 15th |
Markazi Province (Persian: استان مرکزی)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The word markazi means "central" in Persian and the province lies in central Iran. Its capital is the city of Arak.[4]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province had a population of 1,326,826 in 364,155 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,413,959 people in 426,613 households.[6] In 2014 it was placed in Region 4.[7] At the most recent census in 2016, the population had increased to 1,429,475 in 455,866 households.[2] Persians make up the majority of the province,[7] but there are significant minorities of Azerbaijanis, Kurds, Lurs, etc.[8]
The present borders of the province date to 1977, when the province was split into the current Markazi and Tehran province, with portions being annexed by Isfahan province, Semnan province, and Zanjan province.
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 May 2024). "Markazi Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 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 Markazi province's divisions to the citizenship of Arak city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political Commission of Defense of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. 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. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b "همشهری آنلاین-استانهای کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions)". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
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