1. 4. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OSTANS ACCORDING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE

DIVISIONS IN SHAHRIVAR OF 1381

Ostan	Capital of Ostan	Area (1,2) (sq km)	Number of Shahrestans	Number of Bakhshes	Number of cities	Number of Dehestans
Total country.......		1629807	314	842	928	2350
East Azarbayejan.......	Tabriz	45481	19	42	55	141
West Azarbayejan......	Orumiyeh	37463	14	36	34	109
Ardebil......................	Ardabil	17881	9	25	20	66
Esfahan.....................	Eafahan	107027	20	44	89	122
Ilam .........................	Ilam	20150	7	18	17	38
Bushehr ....................	Bushehr	23168	9	21	22	42
Theran .....................	Tehran	19196	13	34	42	77
Chaharmahal & Bakhtiyari..................	Shahr-e-Kord	16201	6	17	25	39
Khorasan ..................	Mashhad	247622	27	87	86	233
Khuzestan ................	Ahvaz	63213	18	40	44	118
Zanjan ......................	Zanjan	21841	7	16	16	46
Semnan ....................	Semnan	96816	4	12	16	28
Sistan & Baluchestan	Zahedan	178431	8	36	31	98
Fars .........................	Shiraz	121825	22	69	69	190
Qazvin ......................	Qazvin	15491	4	18	20	44
Qom .........................	Qom	11237	1	5	5	9
Kordestan .................	Sanandaj	28817	9	26	23	83
Kerman ....................	Kerman	181714	13	39	50	141
Kermanshah .............	Kermanshah	24641	12	27	26	83
Kohgiluyeh & Boyerahmad .............	Yasuj	15563	4	14	13	40
Golestan ...................	Gorgan	20893	11	21	23	50
Gilan ........................	Rasht	13952	16	43	45	109
Lorestan ...................	Khorramabad	28392	9	26	22	83
Mazandaran ..............	Sari	23833	15	43	46	110
Markazi.....................	Arak	29406	10	18	26	61
Hormozgan ...............	Bandar Abbas	71193	9	23	18	69
Hamadan ..................	Hamadan	19547	8	22	24	70
Yazd ........................	Yazd	128811	10	20	21	51

(1) Only land area.

    (2) Differences between these figures and corresponding figures in previous statistical yearbooks are due to revisions made by the Administrative Divisions Office of the Ministry of the Interior.

Source: Ministry of the Interior.