Basic information

| Attribute | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | Khuzestan Province | | **Common Name** | Khuzestan | | **Native Name(s)** | استان خوزستان (Persian) | | **Nicknames** | The Birthplace of the Nation, The Sugar Province, Oil Capital of Iran | | **Motto** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Geographic Level** | Province (Ostan) | | **Country** | Iran | | **State/Province** | Khuzestan Province | | **Capital** | Ahvaz | | **Government Type** | Provincial Government (Islamic Republic of Iran) | | **Date Founded** | Antiquity (Elamite Empire); Modern province established 1937 | | **Time Zone** | IRST (UTC+3:30) / IRDT (UTC+4:30) | | **Latitude** | 31.3273° N | | **Longitude** | 48.6940° E | | **Elevation** | Sea level to > 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in the Zagros Mountains | | **Total Area** | 64,055 km² (24,732 sq mi) | | **Population** | ~4,710,509 (2016 Census) | | **Population Density** | ~74 / km² (190 / sq mi) | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 61xxx to 64xxx | | **Area Codes** | +98 61 | | **Official Languages** | Persian (Arabic, Luri, and Bakhtiari widely spoken) | | **Currency** | Iranian Rial (IRR) | | **Demonym** | Khuzestani |