Zanjan province
Zanjan province
Persian: استان زنجان | |
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Location of Zanjan province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°24′N 48°17′E / 36.400°N 48.283°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 3 |
| Capital | Zanjan |
| Counties | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Mohsen Sadeghi |
| Area | |
• Total | 21,773 km2 (8,407 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,057,461 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| Main language(s) | Persian (official) local languages: Azerbaijani (Majority) Tati |
| HDI (2017) | 0.771 high · 23rd |
Zanjan province (Persian: استان زنجان) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Zanjan. It is a mountainous province with close to 22,000 km2 of land placed in Iran's Region 3. Two-thirds of the people of the province live in the cities, mainly the capital and Abhar.