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Qom province
Persian: استان قم | |
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Coordinates: 34°40′N 50°50′E / 34.667°N 50.833°E[2] | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Region 1[1] |
Capital | Qom |
Counties | 3 |
Government | |
• Governor-general | Akbar Behnamjoo (Independent) |
Area | |
• Total | 11,526 km2 (4,450 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 1,292,283 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
Main language(s) | Persian |
HDI (2017) | 0.816[4] very high · 7th |
Qom province (Persian: استان قم)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran with 11,237 km², covering 0.89% of the total area of the country. Its capital is the city of Qom.[5]
The province is in the central part of the country and was formed from part of Tehran province in 1995.[5] The province was designated as part of Region 1 following the division of Iranian provinces into 5 regions which took place on June 22, 2014, for the purposes of coordination and development.[1]
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