Mazandaran province
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Mazandaran province (pronunciationⓘ, Persian: استان مازندران, romanized: Ostân-e Mâzandarân; Mazanderani: مازِرون اوستان, romanized: Mâzerun Ustâne) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the adjacent Central Alborz mountain range, in central-northern part of the country.[6] The province, founded in 1937, covers an area of 23,842 km2.[7][8]
Mazandaran province
استان مازندران مازرون اوستان | |
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Coordinates: 36.5656°N 53.0588°E / 36.5656; 53.0588 | |
Country | Iran |
Region | Region 1[1] |
Capital | Sari |
Counties | 22 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Mahmoud Hosseinipour |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | 1 Ali Moalemi 2 Norallah Tabresi 3 Sadeq Larijani 4 Seyed Rahim Tavakol 5 Seyed Sadegh Pishnamazi |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Mohammad Bagher Mohammadi Laeeni |
Area | |
• Total | 23,833 km2 (9,202 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 3,283,582 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
ISO 3166 code | IR-02 |
Main language(s) | Mazandarani(Tabari)[4] |
HDI (2017) | 0.845[5] very high · 4th |
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province had a population of 2,893,087 in 783,169 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 3,073,943 people in 931,007 households.[10] At the most recent census in 2016, the population had risen to 3,283,582 in 1,084,798 households.[3] Mazandaran is one of the most densely populated provinces in Iran.[11]
The province has diverse natural resources, notably large reservoirs of oil and natural gas.[12] The diverse natural habitats of the province include plains, prairies, forests and rainforest[13] stretching from the sandy beaches of the Caspian Sea to the rugged and snowcapped Alborz sierra,[14] including Mount Damavand, one of the highest peaks and volcanoes in Asia.[15]
Mazandaran is a major producer of farmed fish,[16] and aquaculture provides an important economic addition to traditional dominance of agriculture.[17] Another important contributor to the economy is the tourism industry, as people from all of Iran enjoy visiting the area.[18] Mazandaran is also a fast-growing centre for biotechnology.[12]