North Khorasan province
North Khorasan Province
Persian: استان خراسان شمالی | |
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Location of North Khorasan province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′N 57°16′E / 37.367°N 57.267°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Region | Region 5 |
| Capital | Bojnord |
| Counties | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Bahman Nouri (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 28,434 km2 (10,978 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 863,092 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 58 |
| Main languages | Persian Kurdish Turkmen Khorasani Turkic |
| HDI (2017) | 0.745 high · 29th |
North Khorasan province (Persian: استان خراسان شمالی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in the northeast of the country. Its capital is the city of Bojnord.
North Khorasan is one of the three provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan in 2004. Khorasan was the largest province of Iran until it was divided into three provinces on 29 September 2004. The provinces approved by the parliament of Iran (on 18 May 2004) and the Council of Guardians (on 29 May 2004) were Razavi Khorasan, North Khorasan, and South Khorasan. In 2014, it was placed in Region 5.