Kurdistan province
Kurdistan province
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| استان کردستان | |
Miyane village | |
Location of Kurdistan Province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 35°35′N 46°53′E / 35.583°N 46.883°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 3 |
| Capital | Sanandaj |
| Counties | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Arash Zarehtan Lahoni (Reformist) |
| Area | |
• Total | 29,137 km2 (11,250 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 1,603,011 |
| • Density | 55.016/km2 (142.49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| Main language(s) | Persian (official) local languages: Ardalan languages Kurdish |
| HDI (2017) | 0.743 high · 30th |
Kurdistan province (Persian: استان کردستان Ostān-e Kordestān) is one of 31 provinces of Iran. The province is 28,817 km2 (11,126 sq mi) in area and its capital is the city of Sanandaj.
Kurdistan province is located in the west of Iran, in Region 3. It borders the Kurdistan region of Iraq to the west, and the Iranian provinces of West Azerbaijan to the north, Zanjan to the northeast, Hamadan to the east, and Kermanshah to the south. It forms part of the area unofficially known as Iranian Kurdistan.