Alborz province

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Alborz province Persian: استان البرز
Province
Location of Alborz province within Iran
Coordinates: 35°56′N 50°54′E / 35.933°N 50.900°E / 35.933; 50.900[1]
Country	Iran
Region	Region 1
Capital	Karaj
Counties	7
Government
• Governor-general	Mojtaba Abdollahi (Principlist)
Area
• Total	5,833 km2 (2,252 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,712,400
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)	Persian

Alborz province (Persian: استان البرز)^[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.^[3][4] Its capital is the city of Karaj,^[3] which lies 10 km west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz mountains. Alborz is Iran's smallest province in area.

In 2010, Karaj, Nazarabad, and Savojbolagh Counties were separated from Tehran province in the establishment of Alborz province.^[3]

The majority of the population of Alborz identify as ethnic Persians.^{[citation needed]}

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the counties that were later to form the province had a total population of 2,053,233.^[5] The first census after the creation of Alborz province counted 2,412,513 people in 2011.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the province as 2,712,400 people.^[2]

The population history and structural changes of Alborz province's administrative divisions over two censuses are shown in the following table.

According to the 2016 census, 2,512,737 people (over 92% of the population of Alborz province) live in the following cities:^[2]

• Metro: Tehran Metro is connected with Karaj through Line 5 (dark green). There are three metro stations in the province: Karaj, Mohammadshahr, and Golshahr. The other line from Golshahr to Hashtgerd is 25 kilometers long and has a capacity of 250,000 passengers daily.
• Train: All trains that connect Tehran with the western parts of Iran and those that go to Turkey, pass through Karaj, and most of them stop at Karaj railway station.
• Bus: Karaj is on Freeway 2, which connects Tehran and Tabriz.^[11]
• Shared Taxi: Several shared taxi (savari) stations offer the possibility to go from Tehran to different parts of Alborz province. The stations are located in Vanak, Tajrish, Enghelab, and Azadi. Their price varies from 40,000 to 50,000 rials, depending on their routes.^[12][13]

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