Basic information

| Attribute | Detail | | --- | --- | | **Official Name** | Tehran Province | | **Common Name** | Tehran | | **Native Name(s)** | استان تهران (Ostān-e Tehrān) | | **Nicknames** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Motto** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Geographic Level** | Province | | **Country** | Iran | | **State/Province** | Tehran Province | | **Capital** | Tehran | | **Government Type** | Provincial Government (Islamic Republic of Iran) | | **Date Founded** | 1986 (Established in its modern administrative form) | | **Time Zone** | IRST (UTC+3:30) / IRDT (UTC+4:30 during daylight saving if observed) | | **Latitude** | 35.6892° N (Tehran City) | | **Longitude** | 51.3890° E (Tehran City) | | **Elevation** | 900 m to 3,964 m (Mount Tochal) | | **Total Area** | 18,814 km² | | **Population** | ~13.2 million (2016 Census) | | **Population Density** | ~705/km² | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 1xxxx-xxxxx | | **Area Codes** | 021 | | **Official Languages** | Persian (Farsi) | | **Currency** | Iranian Rial (IRR) | | **Demonym** | Tehrani |