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Alborz Province

استان البرز
Alborz Province استان البرز
Province
	Alborz counties
	Location of Alborz within Iran
	Coordinates: 35°29′N 50°35′E / 35.48°N 50.58°E
Country	Iran
Region	Region 1
Capital	Karaj
Counties	6
Area
• Total	5,833 km2 (2,252 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	2,712,400
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+04:30 (IRDT)
Area code	026
Main language(s)	Persian

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Alborz Province Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2011	2,412,513	—
2016	2,712,400	+12.4%
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Alborz Province (Persian: استان البرز, Ostan-e Alborz ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, centered in Karaj.^[2]

Alborz Province was formed by division of Tehran Province into two provinces, after the Parliamentary approval on June 23, 2010, and was introduced as 31st province of Iran.^[2] In 2014 it was placed in Region 1.^[3]

Situated northwest of Tehran, the Province of Alborz has 4 counties, Karaj, Savojbolagh, Taleghan and Nazarabad.^[4] Karaj is the seat of the province. Alborz Province ^[2] is situated 35 km west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz mountains, and is Iran's smallest province in area.

According to the National Census, in 2011 population of Alborz was 2,412,513 out of which 90,5% lived in urban areas.^[5]

One of the active company in field of Engineering and Procurement is Tajhizkala.

Municipalities

References

^ "National census 2016". amar.org.ir. Retrieved 2017-03-14.[]
^ ^a ^b ^c Majlis extends term of councils, votes for new province, Tehran Times, Retrieved on 24 June 2010.
^ "همشهری آنلاین-استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions)". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014 (1 Tir 1393, Jalaali). Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ MPs vote for new province of Alborz, Khabaronline, Retrieved on 24 June 2010. (Persian)
^ Selected Findings of National Population and Housing Census 2011 Archived 2013-05-31 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "National census 2016". amar.org.ir. Retrieved 2017-03-14.[]

[tehtimes-2] Majlis extends term of councils, votes for new province, Tehran Times, Retrieved on 24 June 2010.

[3] "همشهری آنلاین-استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions)". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014 (1 Tir 1393, Jalaali). Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] MPs vote for new province of Alborz, Khabaronline, Retrieved on 24 June 2010. (Persian)

[Census2011-5] Selected Findings of National Population and Housing Census 2011 Archived 2013-05-31 at the Wayback Machine

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 Situated northwest of [[Tehran]], the Province of Alborz has 4 counties, [[Karaj County|Karaj]], [[Savojbolagh County|Savojbolagh]], [[Taleqan County|Taleghan]] and [[Nazarabad County|Nazarabad]].<ref>[http://www.khabaronline.ir/news-70695.aspx MPs vote for new province of Alborz], Khabaronline, Retrieved on 24 June 2010. ([[Persian language|Persian]])</ref> [[Karaj]] is the seat of the province. Alborz Province <ref name=tehtimes /> is situated 35&nbsp;km west of [[Tehran]], at the foothills of the [[Alborz|Alborz mountains]], and is Iran's smallest province in area.
-According to the National Census, in 2011 population of Alborz was 2,412,513 out of which 90,5% lived in urban areas.<ref name="Census2011">[http://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/1/Iran/90.pdf Selected Findings of National Population and Housing Census 2011]</ref>
+According to the National Census, in 2011 population of Alborz was 2,412,513 out of which 90,5% lived in urban areas.<ref name="Census2011">[http://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/1/Iran/90.pdf Selected Findings of National Population and Housing Census 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531210834/http://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/1/Iran/90.pdf |date=2013-05-31 }}</ref>
 One of the active company in field of Engineering and Procurement is [http://tajhizkala.net/ Tajhizkala].