Location: Tehran
Tehran Province, Iran
Country: Iran
Province: Tehran
County: Tehran
Ray
Shemiranat
District: Central
Government• Mayor: Mohammad Ali Najafi
• City Council: Chairman Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani
Area• Urban: 730 km (280 sq mi)
Elevation: 900 to 1,830 m (2,952 to 6,003 ft)
Population (2016 census)• Density: 11,800/km (31,000/sq mi)
• Urban: 8,846,782
• Metro: 15,000,000
• Population Rank in Iran: 1st
Demonym(s): Tehrani (en)
Time zone: IRST (UTC+03:30)
• Summer (DST): IRDT (UTC+04:30)
Area code(s): (+98) 021
Climate: BSk
Website: www.tehran.ir
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Tehran (/tɛˈræn, -ˈrɑːn, ˌtɛhə-, ˌteɪə-/; Persian: تهران Tehrân [tʰehˈɾɒːn] ( listen)) is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of around 8.8 million in the city and 15 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. It is ranked 29th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area.
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