Ilam province

Ilam Province

استان ایلام
Ilam Province استان ایلام
Province
	Etymology: The ancient pre-Iranic civilization of Elam
	Nickname: عروس زاگرس (The Bride of Zagros)
	Location of Ilam within Iran
	Coordinates: 33°38′18″N 46°25′21″E / 33.6384°N 46.4226°E
Country	Iran
Region	Region 4
Founded	1974
Capital	Ilam
Counties	List Ilam; Eyvan; Sirvan; Chardavol; Malekshahi; Badreh; Darreh Shahr; Mehran; Dehloran; Abdanan;
Government
• Body	Provincial Government
• Governor-general	Qasem Soleimani Dashtaki (Reformist)
Area
• Province	20,164.11 km2 (7,785.41 sq mi)
• Urban	30.13 km2 (11.63 sq mi)
• Rank	22nd
	Latest measurement in 2019
Highest elevation (Kan Seifi Peak)	2,775 m (9,104 ft)
Lowest elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population (2016)
• Province	580,158
• Estimate (2020)	602,000
• Rank	31st (last)
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
• Urban	395,263
• Rural	184,444
Demonym(s)	Ilami , Ilamian (plural)
Time zone	UTC+03:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+04:30 (IRST)
Postal code	69311–69991
Area code	+98 84
Vehicle registration	Iran 98
HDI (2017)	0.815; very high · 8th
Website	Ilam Portal

Ilam Province (Persian: استان ایلام, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Îlamê ,پارێزگای ئیلام) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is Ilam.

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Ilam Province استان ایلام
Province
Etymology: The ancient pre-Iranic civilization of Elam
Nickname: عروس زاگرس (The Bride of Zagros)
Location of Ilam within Iran
Coordinates: 33°38′18″N 46°25′21″E / 33.6384°N 46.4226°E / 33.6384; 46.4226
Country	Iran
Region	Region 4
Founded	1974
Capital	Ilam
Counties	List Ilam Eyvan Sirvan Chardavol Malekshahi Badreh Darreh Shahr Mehran Dehloran Abdanan
Government
• Body	Provincial Government
• Governor-general	Qasem Soleimani Dashtaki (Reformist)
Area ^[1]
• Province	20,164.11 km² (7,785.41 sq mi)
• Urban ^[2]^[3]	30.13 km² (11.63 sq mi)
• Rank	22nd
	Latest measurement in 2019
Highest elevation ^[4] (Kan Seifi Peak)	2,775 m (9,104 ft)
Lowest elevation ^[5]	36 m (118 ft)
Population (2016)^[1]
• Province	580,158
• Estimate (2020)^[6]	602,000
• Rank	31st (last)
• Density	29/km² (75/sq mi)
• Urban ^[2]	395,263
• Rural ^[2]	184,444
Demonym(s)	Ilami , Ilamian (plural)
Time zone	UTC+03:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+04:30 (IRST)
Postal code	69311–69991^[7]
Area code	+98 84
Vehicle registration	Iran 98^[8]
HDI (2017)	0.815^[9] very high · 8th
Website	Ilam Portal