page_title: Zanjan Province
section_title: Geography and climate
hierarchical_section_title: Zanjan Province / Geography and climate
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context_page_description: Zanjan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Located in Iranian Azerbaijan with a largely Azerbaijani population. it is part of Iran's Regions 3. Its capital is Zanjan city. Zanjan province, with an area of 36,400 km², has a mostly rural population of 1,015,734. The province lies 330 km northwest of Tehran, connected to it by a freeway. Zanjan is known to be the happiest province in Iran.
context_section_description: Zanjan has an area of 22,164 km², occupying 1.34% of the Iranian territory. The average population density in Zanjan is 4¼ people per km. In the northwest of Iran, Zanjan covers joint borders with seven provinces: East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Hamadan, Kurdistan, Gilan, Ghazvin and Ardabil.
  Shahrestan, or counties, in Zanjan Province are:
  Abhar County
  Ijrud County
  Khodabandeh County
  Khorramdarreh County
  Zanjan County
  Tarom County
  Mahneshan County
  Soltaniyeh County
  Zanjan has a highland climate characterized by cold snowy weather in the mountains and moderate climate in the plains in wintertime. In the summers, the weather is warm. The average maximum temperature of Zanjan is around 27 °C, whereas the average minimum temperature stands at −19 °C. Meanwhile, the temperature rises to 32 °C on hot days; it drops to −27 °C on icy days.
  The average annual rainfall in the first month of spring stands at 72 millimetres, while in the second month of summer, it slips to a meagre 3.6 mm. The rate of humidity in the morning stands by average at 74% and at noon at 43%.
  The Zanjān River is the only major river in the region.
caption: Landscape in Zanjan Province
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