4. 1. AREA OF HOLDINGS WITH LAND, BY OSTAN: 1372 (100 holdings; 100 hectares)

Ostan	Total		Land under annual crops		Fallow land		Orchards & nurseries
	Number of holdings	Area	Number of holdings	Area	Number of holdings	Area	Number of holdings	Area
Total country.....	28085	154589	22905	97545	10122	47635	14509	9410
East Azarbayejan .	1939	12969	1582	6982	1130	5263	1043	724
West Azarbayejan	1480	9054	1258	5973	557	2428	670	652
Ardebil ................	780	6865	715	4661	404	1969	250	236
Esfahan ...............	1582	3587	1303	2199	468	1079	836	309
Ilam .....................	339	2338	319	1599	183	730	25	10
Bushehr ...............	267	1962	170	1391	59	396	175	175
Tehran .................	519	2122	317	1258	138	554	330	310
Chaharmahal & Bakhtiyari ............	437	1933	376	1161	226	682	200	90
Khorasan .............	3474	24961	2978	15440	1618	8256	1860	1266
Khuzestan ............	1101	11471	971	9071	246	2166	205	233
Zanjan .................	1179	9357	906	4414	679	4413	925	529
Semnan ...............	258	1336	187	841	95	398	170	97
Sistan & Baluchestan .........	720	2167	547	1195	355	838	265	135
Fars .....................	1698	10248	1349	6985	549	2297	781	966
Kordestan ............	819	9832	724	5509	578	4122	389	201
Kerman ...............	1195	3597	604	1561	284	830	1022	1207
Kermanshah ........	873	6037	794	4670	327	1251	246	116
Kohgiluyeh & Boyerahmad ........	409	2047	367	1299	201	664	133	84
Gilan ....................	2252	2602	1992	1890	125	162	1223	549
Lorestan ..............	855	7213	825	4848	463	2283	181	83
Mazandaran .........	3306	8287	2828	7435	155	288	1537	565
Markazi ...............	726	5551	584	2628	452	2690	581	233
Hormozgan ..........	359	847	101	363	48	197	320	287
Hamadan .............	1076	7351	840	3845	610	3319	761	186
Yazd ...................	445	858	271	328	173	361	383	169

Source: Statistical Centre of Iran.