Administrative divisions of Iran

The administrative divisions of Iran are arranged in four levels, the first level of which is the province (Persian: استان‌: ostān). Provinces are divided into counties (شهرستان: shahrestān); counties are divided into districts (بخش: bakhsh); and districts are divided into rural districts (دهستان: dehestān) and cities (شهر: shahr). Rural districts contain villages and other population points. One of the cities of the county is appointed as the capital (مرکز: markaz, or center) of the county.

Map of Iran's Provinces

According to the Statistical Center of Iran, the figures are as follows, as of March 2016 (end of Iranian calendar 1394):

English Persian Singular Persian Plural Number
Provinces استان ostān استان‌ها ostānhā 31
Counties شهرستان shahrestān شهرستانها shahrestānhā 429
Districts بخش bakhsh بخشها bakhshhā 1057
Rural Districts دهستان dehestān دهستانها dehestānhā 2589
Cities شهر shahr شهرها shahrhā 1245
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