Golestan province
Golestan Province
گٚلستان بلارع | |
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Location of Golestan Province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°50′21″N 54°26′40″E / 36.8393°N 54.4444°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 1[1] |
| Capital | Gorgan |
| Counties | 14 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,367 km2 (7,864 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 1,868,819 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+04:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 017 |
| Main language(s) | Persian
Mazandarani Turkmen |
| HDI (2017) | 0.778[3] high · 20th |
Golestan Province is one of the Mazani provinces of Iran. Its capital is Gorgan. It is to the south of the Caspian Sea.
References
- ↑ "استانهای کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند". hamshahrionline.ir. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ [1] Iranian Statistical Yearbook 1385
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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