Kermanshah province
province of Iran
Kermanshah Province (Persian: استان كرمانشاه, romanized: Ostān-e Kermanšah, Kurdish: پارێزگای کرماشان, romanized: Parêzgeha Kirmaşan[5][6]) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is Kermanshah. The province was known from 1969 to 1986 as Kermanshahan and from 1986 to 1995 as Bakhtaran.
Kermanshah
استان کرمانشاه | |
|---|---|
 Location of Kermanshah within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 34°19′03″N 47°05′13″E / 34.3176°N 47.0869°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Region | 4th Region |
| Capital | Kermanshah |
| Counties | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Asadollah Razani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24,998 km2 (9,652 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,952,434 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | [2] |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+04:30 (IRST) |
| Main language(s) | Kurdish local Persian official Azeri[3]Just in Sonqor County |
| HDI (2017) | 0.796[4] high · 14th |
References
change- ↑ Selected Findings of National Population and Housing Census 2017
- ↑ Yarshater, E. "AZERBAIJAN vii. The Iranian Language of Azerbaijan". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
- ↑ Michael Knüppel, E. "TURKIC LANGUAGES OF PERSIA". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ↑ "Li Kirmaşan erdhej" (in Kurdish). 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "بەرپرسانی ڕێژیم بەڵێنی درۆ و بێ بنەما بە خەڵکی لێقەوماوی پارێزگای کرماشان دەدەن" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
