Gilan province
Gilan Province
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Location of Gilan province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°26′N 49°33′E / 37.433°N 49.550°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 3 |
| Capital | Rasht |
| Counties | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Hadi Haghshenas |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,042 km2 (5,422 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 2,530,696 |
| • Density | 180.22/km2 (466.78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 013 |
| ISO 3166 code | IR-01 |
| Main language(s) | Gilaki Talyshi |
| HDI (2017) | 0.805 very high · 11th |
| Others(s) | Persian Azerbaijani |
| Website | www |
Gilan Province (Persian: استان گیلان) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, in the northwest of the country and southwest of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Rasht. The province lies along the Caspian Sea, in Iran's Region 3, west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, and north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin. It borders Azerbaijan (Astara District) in the north.
The northern section of the province is part of the territory of South (Iranian) Talysh. At the center of the province is Rasht. Other cities include Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh, Astara, Fuman, Hashtpar, Lahijan, Langarud, Masuleh, Manjil, Rudbar, Rudsar, Shaft, Siahkal, and Sowme'eh Sara. The main port is Bandar-e Anzali, formerly known as Bandar-e Pahlavi.