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South Khorasan Province
Persian: استان خراسان جنوبی | |
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 Location of South Khorasan Province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′N 58°11′E / 32.800°N 58.183°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 5 |
| Capital | Birjand |
| Counties | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Mohammad-Reza Hashemi |
| Area | |
• Total | 151,913 km2 (58,654 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 768,898 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IR-29 |
| Main language(s) | Persian |
| HDI (2017) | 0.757[3] high · 27th |
| Website | sko.ir |
South Khorasan province (Persian: استان خراسان جنوبی)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in the eastern part of the country. Its capital is the city of Birjand.[4] In 2014, the province was placed in Region 5.[5]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 November 2024). "South Khorasan Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
- ^ "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.
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